<p>American Airlines briefly grounded all its flights in the United States on Tuesday morning, according to a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration.</p><p>The regulator said just before 8 a.m. EST that the airline was resuming flights after suspending them about an hour.</p>.American Airlines grounds all US flights due to 'technical issue' ahead of Christmas .<p>American Airlines told customers on social media that it was experiencing “a technical issue.” In comments to frustrated travelers, the airline said it was working to rectify the situation.</p><p>“Our team is currently working to get this done,” American Airlines said on the social platform X. “An estimated time frame has not been provided, but they’re trying to fix it in the shortest possible time.”</p><p>The disruption comes during a rocky year for the aviation industry. In July, a flawed software update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a global technology outage, affecting many businesses, including airlines. At least five U.S. airlines — Allegiant, American, Delta, Spirit and United — grounded all flights for a time, according to the FAA.</p><p>In December 2022, bad weather forced several airlines to cancel many flights on Christmas, but one company, Southwest Airlines, struggled for much longer than the others. It took days for Southwest to restore normal operations as it grappled with technical and other problems that included its inability to efficiently get crews to where they were needed. The meltdown stranded an estimated 2 million passengers and cost Southwest more than $1 billion, including in lost revenue, refunds and reimbursements.</p>
<p>American Airlines briefly grounded all its flights in the United States on Tuesday morning, according to a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration.</p><p>The regulator said just before 8 a.m. EST that the airline was resuming flights after suspending them about an hour.</p>.American Airlines grounds all US flights due to 'technical issue' ahead of Christmas .<p>American Airlines told customers on social media that it was experiencing “a technical issue.” In comments to frustrated travelers, the airline said it was working to rectify the situation.</p><p>“Our team is currently working to get this done,” American Airlines said on the social platform X. “An estimated time frame has not been provided, but they’re trying to fix it in the shortest possible time.”</p><p>The disruption comes during a rocky year for the aviation industry. In July, a flawed software update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a global technology outage, affecting many businesses, including airlines. At least five U.S. airlines — Allegiant, American, Delta, Spirit and United — grounded all flights for a time, according to the FAA.</p><p>In December 2022, bad weather forced several airlines to cancel many flights on Christmas, but one company, Southwest Airlines, struggled for much longer than the others. It took days for Southwest to restore normal operations as it grappled with technical and other problems that included its inability to efficiently get crews to where they were needed. The meltdown stranded an estimated 2 million passengers and cost Southwest more than $1 billion, including in lost revenue, refunds and reimbursements.</p>