American Airways passengers are experiencing some flight departure delays Wednesday as a consequence of “a technical issue impacting some of our maintenance applications,” the airline confirmed.
“No flights have been canceled at this time, and our teams are actively troubleshooting,” a spokesperson mentioned in a press release to FOX Enterprise.
“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” the assertion mentioned, including that the airline’s “team is utilizing alternative procedures for closing out flights, which is resulting in some delayed departures.”
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An American Airways industrial plane flies over Washington, D.C., because it approaches Dulles Worldwide Airport Aug. 5, 2024. (Reuters/Umit Bektas/File Picture / Reuters)
American shouldn’t be the one airline experiencing hiccups Wednesday.
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American Airways planes parked at their gates within the Miami Worldwide Airport Dec. 10, 2021, in Miami, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Late Tuesday into Wednesday, United Airways flights had been briefly grounded as a consequence of a technological challenge.
The short-lived floor cease lasted an hour after the airline requested that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pause departures at U.S. and Canadian airports. It’s the second time in two months United has quickly grounded all of its mainline flights.
An American Eagle Embraer ERJ 170-200 takes off from Los Angeles worldwide Airport July 30, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Photographs / Getty Photographs)
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Floor stops are a course of that requires plane to fulfill “specific criteria to remain on the ground,” the FAA’s web site says. They are often airport, airspace or tools particular. The visitors administration initiatives normally happen with little to no warning, in response to the FAA.
