Flight delays linger as the airline works to return to full operational status.
**American Airlines Resumes Operations After Temporary Grounding Due to Tech Glitch**
**American Airlines Resumes Operations After Temporary Grounding Due to Tech Glitch**
American Airlines successfully restores flights after a brief nationwide suspension caused by a vendor technology issue.
American Airlines has resumed its flights following a brief suspension on Tuesday due to a technical glitch that interrupted the systems required to operate its aircraft. The suspension lasted approximately one hour, with services being restored just before 13:00 GMT as confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This disruption occurred on one of the peak travel days of the year, coinciding with Christmas Eve.
In a statement regarding the incident, American Airlines attributed the halt to a "vendor technology issue" and emphasized that their teams were fully mobilized to alleviate the inconvenience. "We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this morning," the airline noted, adding that they were working tirelessly to ensure passengers reach their destinations as quickly as possible.
Despite the resolution of technical issues, major US airports continue to exhibit delays of up to two hours for specific flights as American Airlines works to recover from the nationwide disruption. Real-time tracking website Flightradar24 indicates that flights are once again departing from key US travel hubs, with most services gradually returning to normal.
Passengers took to social media to share experiences of being stuck on the tarmac or at gates during the outage, with some even being instructed to leave their aircraft. A CBS reporter shared a video on X showing a gate agent in Fort Lauderdale announcing that a flight to Philadelphia was set to begin boarding, indicating that "the system is slowly coming back."
This incident brings to mind a similar situation in July, when American Airlines and other significant carriers had to ground flights across the US due to communication issues linked to a global IT failure, which was later found to be caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike.
In a statement regarding the incident, American Airlines attributed the halt to a "vendor technology issue" and emphasized that their teams were fully mobilized to alleviate the inconvenience. "We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this morning," the airline noted, adding that they were working tirelessly to ensure passengers reach their destinations as quickly as possible.
Despite the resolution of technical issues, major US airports continue to exhibit delays of up to two hours for specific flights as American Airlines works to recover from the nationwide disruption. Real-time tracking website Flightradar24 indicates that flights are once again departing from key US travel hubs, with most services gradually returning to normal.
Passengers took to social media to share experiences of being stuck on the tarmac or at gates during the outage, with some even being instructed to leave their aircraft. A CBS reporter shared a video on X showing a gate agent in Fort Lauderdale announcing that a flight to Philadelphia was set to begin boarding, indicating that "the system is slowly coming back."
This incident brings to mind a similar situation in July, when American Airlines and other significant carriers had to ground flights across the US due to communication issues linked to a global IT failure, which was later found to be caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike.
