American Airlines grounds flights at 3 major hubs due to massive 'computer issue'
A pesky computer issue has grounded all American Airlines flights in and out of Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, and Chicago's O'Hare, according to a Federal Aviation Administration announcement Thursday afternoon. The FAA indicated that the hold on flights would last until a least 2:30 p.m. EST.
In July, a United Airlines computer problem likewise grounded planes due to extensive "automation issues." Someone might want to get on fixing these airlines' computers, ASAP.
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