Major U.S. Air Carriers Ground Flights Due to the Historic IT Outage

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Several major U.S. airlines – including American Airlines, United and Delta – grounded flights early Friday due to a technical issue impacting IT systems, as mass outages disrupted airports, banks, broadcasters and businesses around the world.

Some 911 call centers, as well as IT services of the Paris Olympics, were also affected. Microsoft said it was aware of an issue affecting Windows programs running cybersecurity technology from CrowdStrike.

“The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,” CrowdStrike’s CEO said early Friday, as some services appeared to be resuming and American Airlines said it was able to “safely re-establish” operations.

“This is not a security incident or cyberattack,” CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz wrote on X early Friday. Earlier, American Airlines said “a technical issue with CrowdStrike” had affected “multiple carriers,” causing it to ground all departing flights.

Businesses around the world reported experiencing issues with Microsoft Windows overnight Thursday into Friday, with users reporting “blue screen of death” (BSOD) errors. At least some resumed functioning shortly afterward.

The Paris Olympics organizing committee said Friday that some of its IT services have been impacted by “the global technical issues affecting Microsoft software,” though it stressed that ticketing systems were unaffected and “the preparation of venues is continuing normally.” The outage has had a “limited” impact so far, affecting “the delivery of uniforms and accreditations,” while some delegations were experiencing flight delays, it added. The Olympics are due to start next week.

(c) 2024, The Washington Post · Washington Post staff 

1 COMMENT

  1. Not worried in the slightest. We have a frum shaitel wearing female in charge of our country’s cyber security. Biden hired her so I’m completely confident that this little nuisance will be quickly and efficiently resolved.

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