UPDATE: American Airlines Resumes Flights After Grounding Due to ‘Technical Issue’
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UPDATE: American Airlines Resumes Flights After Grounding Due to ‘Technical Issue’
The company began boarding flights again at around 8 am ET, an airline spokesperson told CNN.
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its nationwide groundstop order for all American flights. The FAA in a statement said American requested a nationwide ground stop but it referred all questions to the airline for more information.
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As GoLocal reported at 7:40 AM:
American Airlines Group Inc. said it’s experiencing technical issues affecting all of its flights, disrupting operations. It is one of the busiest travel days of the year.
“A technical issue is affecting American flights this morning,” an airline spokesperson told CNN. “Our teams are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
“Your safety is our utmost priority; once this is rectified, we’ll have you safely on your way to your destination,” the airline said in a statement on X, without providing any more details on the nature of the issue.
According to Bloomberg, “Some online postings said that the airline was suffering a software outage preventing it from calculating weight and balance requirements for its flights. The carrier said in a separate post that it’s working on a fix and that it has no estimated time frame of a resolution.”