Alaska Airlines Briefly Grounds Flights Due To Technical Issue
by WCCB Charlotte
WCCB Charlotte— Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights Wednesday due to a technical issue.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Alaska Airlines briefly grounds flights due to technical issue. SEATTLE >> Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights today due to a technical issue.
HuffPost—FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop For All Alaska Airlines Flights. The Seattle-area company told HuffPost that a software upgrade was to blame.
Yahoo Finance—Alaska Airlines flights resume after being grounded over aircraft system issue. An issue with the system that calculates weight and balance of Alaska Airlines planes, causing all of its flights to be halted on Wednesday morning, has been resolved and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) canceled a ground stop. The ground stop, which halted all Alaska Airlines departures as well as for Horizon Air, a regional carrier owned by Alaska Air Group, was instituted at approximately 7:50 am PT (1450 GMT), the airline said. "This morning we experienced an issue while...