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'IT Issue' Grounded All United Airlines Flights In The US (nbcnews.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the no-fly-zone dept.

For two and a half hours -- no take-offs. An anonymous reader quotes NBC News: All of United Airlines' domestic flights were grounded Sunday night because of a computer outage, the Federal Aviation Administration said as scores of angry travelers sounded off on social media... U.S. officials told NBC News that the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or ACARS, had issues with low bandwidth. No further explanation was immediately available for what United described only as "an IT issue."
An hour ago United tweeted that they'd finally lifted the stop and were "working to get flights on their way." 66 flights were cancelled just at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, the Chicago Department of Aviation told the Associated Press, and though the article doesn't identify the total number of flights affected, "Chicago-based United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents."

7 of 117 comments (clear)

  1. No Take offs? by rossdee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well at least thats better than no landings

  2. Re:Must be Russia by lucm · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good thing Obama is no longer president, or we would be nuking Russia for their "hacking" of a US airline...

    It would never happen. They would just call the Scorpion guy and get him to rollback a buggy Windows Update like he did at LAX in 2014.

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    lucm, indeed.
  3. Nervous? by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 3, Funny

    "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?" - Elaine Dickinson

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    "The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
  4. Re:What is up with airlines IT structure by dbIII · · Score: 4, Funny

    What you attach to a backhoe is your own business.

  5. Re:It's not Russia, it's the squirrels by BlueStrat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Squirrels cause more damage to infrastructure than humans and natural disasters. No joke. NSA even acknowledged it. http://cybersquirrel1.com/

    Nyet!

    Moose and Squirrel sold out and are now double-agents working for Dear Leader!

    Strat

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    Progressivism (aka US 'Liberalism'): Ideas so good they need a police/surveillance-state to enforce.
  6. Re:One more reason... by dunkelfalke · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dave Carroll, is that you?

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    "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
  7. Re:Somewhere by archilochus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyone else remember this (yes, I'm that old): http://dilbert.com/strip/1996-01-31