United Airlines ground stop canceled -FAA.

United Airlines ground stop canceled -FAA.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the ground stop cancellation on United Airlines following communication issues reported by the airline on Friday morning. According to the FAA, air traffic controllers have been instructed to inform pilots that United Airlines has resolved its communication problems [1].

Earlier, American Airlines and Delta had requested a global ground stop on all flights due to communication issues [1]. The FAA's alert advised airborne pilots to remain in their current flights but prevented any American or Delta flights from taking off. However, no further details regarding the nature of the communication problems were disclosed [1].

The ground stop cancellation on United Airlines was promptly followed by the announcement that Dubai International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports and a hub for Emirates airline, had resolved a global system outage that had affected the check-in process of some airlines [2]. The Swiss Federal Office for Cyber Security (BACS) revealed that a faulty update or misconfiguration by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike was responsible for the international tech outages that occurred on Friday [2].

While the exact impact of the communication issues on United Airlines and other affected airlines remains unclear, the swift resolution by the FAA and the relevant authorities has minimized any potential disruption to air travel.

References:
[1] ABC News. (2024, July 19). American Airlines, Delta ask FAA for global ground stop on flights. https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airlines-issues-global-ground-stop-flights/story?id=112092372
[2] CGTN. (2024, July 19). News-1vmGK75TLlS/p.html. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-07-19/news-1vmGK75TLlS/p.html