Delta, United and American Airlines flights grounded due to communication issue, FAA says

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

When I first saw this story I though some security concern had occurred, but subsequently was surprised to find out that this issue is reportedly due to a Microsoft Cloud issue. While working on my undergrad degree I did a technical report on the Air Traffic Control system in the United States and its history, which was before computer software had been incorporated into the system.

I can't imagine how this all works together to ground multiple airlines but I guess we'll find out in subsequent news items:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/business/delta-american-airlines-flights-outage-intl-hnk/index.html

Published 2:57 AM EDT, Fri July 19, 2024​

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Delta Air Lines airplanes at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 21, 2021.​

All flights from several major US airlines – including Delta, United and American Airlines – were grounded Friday morning due to a communication issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.​

The ground stop impacts all flights from the airlines, regardless of their destination, said the FAA.​

It’s unclear how long the ground stop will last, though the FAA suggested an update would be available by 5 a.m. ET.​

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RELATED ARTICLE Frontier and other airlines were at a standstill for hours after a massive Microsoft outage​

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Their grounding comes after a significant Microsoft outage brought Frontier Airlines to a standstill for hours on Thursday – though the ground stop for those airlines has since been lifted.​

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Earlier Thursday, Frontier said its systems had been impacted by the outage, and offered refunds to inconvenienced passengers.​

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Other competitors including Allegiant and SunCountry also said they were having difficulties, including with their booking, check-in and trip-managing functions online.​

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The FAA also announced Friday morning all Allegiant flights would be grounded.​

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On the Azure cloud software status report site, Microsoft said that service went down for some customers in the central United States around 6 p.m. ET, “including failures with service management operations and connectivity or availability of services.”​

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The company said it determined the cause and is working to fix it. A company spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.​

 

[frigidweirdo]

When I first saw this story I though some security concern had occurred, but subsequently was surprised to find out that this issue is reportedly due to a Microsoft Cloud issue. While working on my undergrad degree I did a technical report on the Air Traffic Control system in the United States and its history, which was before computer software had been incorporated into the system.

I can't imagine how this all works together to ground multiple airlines but I guess we'll find out in subsequent news items:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/business/delta-american-airlines-flights-outage-intl-hnk/index.html

Published 2:57 AM EDT, Fri July 19, 2024​

​

Delta Air Lines airplanes at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 21, 2021.​

All flights from several major US airlines – including Delta, United and American Airlines – were grounded Friday morning due to a communication issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.​

The ground stop impacts all flights from the airlines, regardless of their destination, said the FAA.​

It’s unclear how long the ground stop will last, though the FAA suggested an update would be available by 5 a.m. ET.​

​

​

RELATED ARTICLE Frontier and other airlines were at a standstill for hours after a massive Microsoft outage​

​

Their grounding comes after a significant Microsoft outage brought Frontier Airlines to a standstill for hours on Thursday – though the ground stop for those airlines has since been lifted.​

​

Earlier Thursday, Frontier said its systems had been impacted by the outage, and offered refunds to inconvenienced passengers.​

​

Other competitors including Allegiant and SunCountry also said they were having difficulties, including with their booking, check-in and trip-managing functions online.​

​

The FAA also announced Friday morning all Allegiant flights would be grounded.​

​

On the Azure cloud software status report site, Microsoft said that service went down for some customers in the central United States around 6 p.m. ET, “including failures with service management operations and connectivity or availability of services.”​

​

The company said it determined the cause and is working to fix it. A company spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.​

Or it was the Russians, but they don't want to make people think the Russians have that much influence.

Who'd fly if they thought the Russians could knock out air traffic control at will?

 

[wamose]

I blame what's left of the evil Democrat party.

 

[Care4all]

I blame what's left of the evil Democrat party.

Of course!!!

 

[Muhammed]

I've heard a report on the radio that it is disrupting 911 services in the USA.

This could be the beginning of a major attack.

Lock and load, folks.