DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – According to the The Federal Aviation Administration, the main operating system at American Airlines shut down nationwide around 2:05 p.m. ET this afternoon. A national ground stop was implemented for their flights. The FAA tweeted about the issue this afternoon:
“@ AmericanAir main operating system and dispatch went down around 2:05 p.m. ET this afternoon. Working with the # FAA, a national ground stop was implemented for their flights. It has since been restored around 2:45 p.m. ET. Please check with your airline about your flight status.”
The system was reportedly down about 40 minutes, but was restored around 2:45 ET. American Airlines said no flights were canceled as a result of the outage. Delays were reported at DFW Airport.
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