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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Tue Apr 16, 2013, 02:50 PM Apr 2013

FAA grounds all American Airlines flights due to computer crash [View all]

Source: Dallas News

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday grounded all American Airlines flights after the carrier's reservations system went offline.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/20130416-faa-grounds-all-american-airlines-flights-due-to-computer-crash.ece


Just breaking elsewhere.

FAA grounds all American Airlines' flights following carrier's computer outage.
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FAA grounds all American Airlines flights due to computer crash [View all] dipsydoodle Apr 2013 OP
more info: Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #1
Ugh. SheilaT Apr 2013 #2
Another former airline employee here spiderpig Apr 2013 #3
Maybe DHS won't let them fly because they won't know who's on board? JBoy Apr 2013 #7
Years ago I used to work on the reservation systems ... this shouldn't take down ground operations, RKP5637 Apr 2013 #4
exactly Redford Apr 2013 #5
Does weight an balance and flight planning Downwinder Apr 2013 #6
All American Airlines flights grounded nationwide till at least 4 p.m. CDT FarCenter Apr 2013 #8
It's just been extended to 7p.m. According to link in the OP... KoKo Apr 2013 #9
Just what I needed to hear. DFW Apr 2013 #10
Sad when Jet Blue sounds more reliable. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #11
Nothing I can do now DFW Apr 2013 #13
I'm surprised after 9/11 that the United States didn't come up with a National Airline.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #14
Reminds me of KoKo Apr 2013 #19
Depending on how recently this was DFW Apr 2013 #20
Maybe selling off the SABRE system wasn't such a great idea. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #12
Did they buy their new one from Diebold? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #15
Probably VA_Jill Apr 2013 #16
Or maybe they updated to Windows 8? csziggy Apr 2013 #17
The last I ran VA_Jill Apr 2013 #21
I'm running Win 7 and it's fine csziggy Apr 2013 #22
LOL...and the UseLess Air merger hasn't even happened yet! SoapBox Apr 2013 #18
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