American Airlines Grounds All Its Flights For 1 Hour In US Over Technical Issue
2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines Grounds All Its Flights For 1 Hour In US Over Technical Issue

ABP News  

American Airlines on Tuesday temporarily grounded all its flights in the US due to a technical issue in one of the busiest travel periods of the year, multiple reports said. The US' Federal Aviation Administration posted a nationwide groundstop order for all American flights at the request of the airline, an advisory said. American Airlines said that a 'technical issue' had delayed all of its flights in the US for around an hour. The latest outage comes months after American Airlines grounded all its flights due to an IT crash caused by a faulty software update after which several airlines were grounded in July.

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Japan Airlines hit by powerful cyberattack, causes flight disruptions during peak year-end holidays
2 weeks ago

Japan Airlines hit by powerful cyberattack, causes flight disruptions during peak year-end holidays

India TV News  

Tokyo: Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular news conference Thursday that the transport ministry told JAL to hasten efforts to restore the system and to accommodate affected passengers. …

Heavy travel day off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flights
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Heavy travel day off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flights

Deccan Chronicle  

American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive.Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne about one hour after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a national ground stop, which prevented planes from taking …

American Airlines resumes flights after brief grounding ahead of busy Christmas travel
2 weeks, 1 day ago

American Airlines resumes flights after brief grounding ahead of busy Christmas travel

India Today  

WASHINGTON: American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Dennis Tajer, a spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, said the airline told pilots at 7 a.m. Eastern …

American Air Says Holiday Delays Caused by Vendor Tech Glitch
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

American Air Says Holiday Delays Caused by Vendor Tech Glitch

Live Mint  

-- American Airlines Group Inc. said that a tech issue with DXC Technology Co., a third-party vendor that maintains the company’s flight-operating systems, caused a brief groundstop on all US flights on Christmas Eve. American Airlines had 3,320 domestic flights and 581 international flights scheduled for the day, according to aviation data provider Cirium. But there were delays: Only about …

American Airlines stock slides 1.9% after technical glitch briefly impacts flight operations on Christmas Eve
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines stock slides 1.9% after technical glitch briefly impacts flight operations on Christmas Eve

Live Mint  

American Airlines' shares were down 1.9 per cent in early trading on Tuesday, December 24, after the carrier briefly grounded all its flights in the US due to an unspecified technical issue. American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issu e just as the Christmas travel season kicks into overdrive and winter weather is threatening more …

American Airlines resumes flights after brief grounding ahead of busy Christmas travel
2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines resumes flights after brief grounding ahead of busy Christmas travel

Hindustan Times  

American Airlines said on Tuesday its flights had resumed after a technical glitch forced the carrier to issue an hour-long ground stop, disrupting travel for thousands on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest periods of the year. American Airlines partner's worker providing wheelchair assistance, to a traveler at Miami International Airport, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in Miami. …

Christmas Eve flights delayed after American Airlines briefly grounds all US journeys
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Christmas Eve flights delayed after American Airlines briefly grounds all US journeys

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Federal Aviation Administration told The Independent that “American Airlines reported a technical issue this morning and requested a nationwide …

American Airlines passengers vent out frustration as all flights paused due to technical issue: ‘Worst airline ever’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines passengers vent out frustration as all flights paused due to technical issue: ‘Worst airline ever’

Hindustan Times  

American Airlines on Monday grounded all of its flights across the country due to what it described as an unspecified “technical issue,” drawing ire from the passengers with travel plans on Christmas eve. In a statement, the airline issued apology to its passengers stating, “A technical issue is affecting American flights this morning. The airline responded to a one of …

Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flights
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flights

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. An American Airlines employee wearing a Santa Claus hat looks toward quiet check-in counters in the American terminal at Miami International Airport, on …

American Airlines grounds all US flights due to unspecified technical issue, disrupting Christmas eve travel plans
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines grounds all US flights due to unspecified technical issue, disrupting Christmas eve travel plans

Hindustan Times  

American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory notice, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers set to fly out for Christmas Eve. American Airlines operates thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries. American operates …

American Airlines grounds all US flights due to technical issue, disrupting passengers' Christmas eve travel plans
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines grounds all US flights due to technical issue, disrupting passengers' Christmas eve travel plans

Hindustan Times  

American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory notice, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers set to fly out for Christmas Eve. American Airlines operates thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries. American operates …

American Airlines flight update: Operations resume in US after ground stop order on Christmas Eve
2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines flight update: Operations resume in US after ground stop order on Christmas Eve

Live Mint  

American Airlines, said that the ground stop on all US flights has been lifted just a little before 8 am ET, and flights were starting to board. “American Airlines reported a technical issue this morning and requested a nationwide ground stop. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop order for all American Airlines flights at the request of …

American Airlines briefly halts flights nationwide on Christmas Eve after technical issue
2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines briefly halts flights nationwide on Christmas Eve after technical issue

LA Times  

A woman waits for her flight as an American Airlines jet passes by at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix last year. American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season kicks into high gear. American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop …

FAA lifts groundstop of American Airlines flights after technical issue
2 weeks, 2 days ago

FAA lifts groundstop of American Airlines flights after technical issue

Al Jazeera  

Brief halt to flights in US had threatened the travel plans of millions of people during busy holiday period. A groundstop of all American Airlines flights in the United States has been lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration said, after an unspecified “technical issue” briefly halted flights across the country. American Airlines had said that “a technical issue” was affecting its …

American Airlines resumes operations after technical issue grounded US flights
2 weeks, 2 days ago

American Airlines resumes operations after technical issue grounded US flights

India TV News  

Washington: American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by regulators on Tuesday after being briefly grounded due to a systemwide technical issue. The technical issue, which impacted American Airlines' entire system, occurred during a busy travel period with millions of passengers on the move for the holiday. According to the statement issued by the airlines, the flights were grounded due …

On Christmas eve, American Airlines grounds all flights; Resumes services after an hour
2 weeks, 2 days ago

On Christmas eve, American Airlines grounds all flights; Resumes services after an hour

New Indian Express  

The world's largest airline, American Airlines, which had to ground all its flights on Tuesday morning -- the Christmas Eve, when the Christmas travel season kicks into high gear, said the flights were cleared to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the U.S. at the airline’s request. American Airlines, …

Christmas travel scare in US as American Airlines briefly grounds all flights
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Christmas travel scare in US as American Airlines briefly grounds all flights

India Today  

American Airlines on Tuesday lifted an hour-long ground stop of all its flights in the US due to an unspecified technical issue, a notice on the US aviation regulator's website showed. American Airlines operates thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries. The US Federal Aviation Administration in a statement referred Reuters to …

Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed

Associated Press  

Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. The airline’s chief executive said it would take “another couple days” before “the worst is clearly behind us.” Delta’s chief information officer said Monday …

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?

Associated Press  

Air travelers became the face of the widespread technology outage Friday as they posted pictures on social media of crowds of people stranded at airports in Europe and the United States. Airlines said the outage affected many systems, including those used to check in passengers, calculate aircraft weight and communicate with crews in the air. That’s because many flights are …

American Airlines and Delta ground ALL flights as 911 and hospital systems go down across the US after worldwide tech outage
5 months, 3 weeks ago

American Airlines and Delta ground ALL flights as 911 and hospital systems go down across the US after worldwide tech outage

Daily Mail  

A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, hospitals, banks, media outlets and other companies around the world today, triggering chaos for millions of businesses and institutions reliant on the widely used software. American Airlines planes stand at a LaGuardia Airport terminal Customers travelling with the carriers said on social media their pilots had told them systems were down and that all …

US airlines begin resuming operations after global IT outage
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US airlines begin resuming operations after global IT outage

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Multiple US airlines said they were beginning to resume operations on Friday following a major worldwide computer systems outage that grounded or delayed thousands of flights across the country. At Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, Evyn Garson told AFP she and her family had been trying to travel to Florida for a wedding, but now "feel kind of …

Alaska Airlines briefly grounds flights due to technical issue
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alaska Airlines briefly grounds flights due to technical issue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all …

600 Alaska and United flights cancelled after Boeing 737 grounding, ‘cancellations will continue through the week’
1 year ago

600 Alaska and United flights cancelled after Boeing 737 grounding, ‘cancellations will continue through the week’

Hindustan Times  

United States' decision to ground Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft has left many air travellers in a chaos. Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in Portland, Oregon, US, …

United Airlines says the outage that held up departing flights was not a cybersecurity issue
1 year, 4 months ago

United Airlines says the outage that held up departing flights was not a cybersecurity issue

Associated Press  

United Airlines said Tuesday that a software update triggered a glitch that forced it to halt departures nationwide, briefly crippling one of the nation’s biggest carriers on a busy travel day. The Federal Aviation Administration, which runs the nation’s airspace, said United asked it to stop the airline’s departures nationwide. However, more than 350 United flights were delayed — 13% …

United Airlines resumes flights after nationwide ground stop due to technology issue
1 year, 4 months ago

United Airlines resumes flights after nationwide ground stop due to technology issue

LA Times  

In this file photo, a United Airlines airplane takes off over a plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport. United Airlines temporarily grounded flights across the country Tuesday because of a “systemwide technology issue,” the airline said in a statement. “We are experiencing a systemwide technology issue and are holding all aircraft at their departure airports,” United said …

US Flights Grounded Updates: Operations Resuming Gradually, Says FAA; White House Rules out Cyberattack
1 year, 11 months ago

US Flights Grounded Updates: Operations Resuming Gradually, Says FAA; White House Rules out Cyberattack

News 18  

Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the US following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews, Federal Aviation Authority said. The FAA ordered domestic departures paused until 9:00 am EST on Wednesday after a massive system outage halted flight operations across the country. “The FAA is still working …

Explained: Why US flights were grounded by FAA?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: Why US flights were grounded by FAA?

Hindustan Times  

A system failure of a crucial computer software caused delays in more than 1,200 flights within, into or out of the United States of America early Wednesday morning. According to real-time flight tracker FlightAware, around 6:30am Eastern time zone, about 760 flights were put on hold and by 7am, the number of flight delays went up to 1,200. According to …

US lifts ‘ground stop’ on flights after massive system outage | Top updates
1 year, 11 months ago

US lifts ‘ground stop’ on flights after massive system outage | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

The Federal Aviation Administration or FAA started lifting a ground stop on flights across the US following a massive computer outage early on Wednesday that resulted in thousands of delays and hundreds of cancellations quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide. A passenger of Chicago looks at flight information screen at Chicago's Midway Airport that reflects the flight delays …

Flights grounded across US following major FAA system outage
1 year, 11 months ago

Flights grounded across US following major FAA system outage

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of flights have been grounded across the US after the Federal Aviation Administration’s IT system …

US flights grounded: Normal air traffic operations resuming gradually, says FAA
1 year, 11 months ago

US flights grounded: Normal air traffic operations resuming gradually, says FAA

Firstpost  

The system that has been hit by the technical glitch alerts pilots and other flight personnel about hazards or any changes to airport facility services and relevant procedures Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually, the US Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday evening after all flights across the country were grounded due to a glitch in FAA’s computer system, …

United Airlines grounded 25 of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft after failing to inspect their wings
2 years, 3 months ago

United Airlines grounded 25 of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft after failing to inspect their wings

Daily Mail  

United Airlines revealed Wednesday it grounded about 25 of its Boeing 777-200 planes - just days before one of them was forced to turn back only minutes after taking off. United Airlines has grounded 25 of its Boeing 777-200 airplanes from service after not fulfilling the required inspections of the front edges of the wings United said earlier this week …

Snow storms and pandemic ground flights, delay holiday's end
3 years ago

Snow storms and pandemic ground flights, delay holiday's end

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Saturday's single-day U.S. toll of grounded flights was the …

US airport chaos as more than 2,700 flights cancelled
3 years ago

US airport chaos as more than 2,700 flights cancelled

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Air travel continued to be severely disrupted in the United States on Saturday, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive spike in Covid-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. The United States had 2,723 cancelled flights, more than half of the 4,698 cancelled worldwide, around 11:00 pm, according to tracking website …

American Airlines Cancels Over 1200 Flights Due to Staff Shortage and Bad Weather
3 years, 2 months ago

American Airlines Cancels Over 1200 Flights Due to Staff Shortage and Bad Weather

News 18  

American Airlines has had to cancel hundreds of flights this weekend due to staffing shortages triggered by weather-related disruptions, according to FlightAware data on Saturday. The website, which tracks delays and cancellations in the US skies, showed that American Airlines cancelled more than 800 flights on Friday and Saturday and expects more than 400 cancellations on Sunday. American Airlines CEO …

American Airlines extends Max-caused cancellations to June 5
5 years, 9 months ago

American Airlines extends Max-caused cancellations to June 5

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — American Airlines is extending by over a month its cancellations of about 90 daily flights as the troubled 737 Max plane remains grounded by regulators. Boeing and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said last week the company needs more time to finish changes in a flight-control system suspected of playing a role in the two crashes. American said …

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