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Alaska Airlines says hardware failure led to IT outage, grounding planes
The outage was a result of an unexpected hardware failure in Alaska's data centers and is not related to cybersecurity issues ...
Alaska Airlines resumes flights after equipment failure at a data center grounds all its planes
Alaska Airlines has resumed flights after the failure of a critical piece of hardware forced the airline to ground all its ...
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‘Significant’ outage at Alaska Airlines not a security incident, but a hardware breakdown
The airline confirmed that the failure of a third-party piece of hardware grounded flights, underscoring the fact that even ...
Alaska Airlines ground stop lifted but travelers frustrated by lingering delays
The airline reported the issue began around 8 p.m. and requested a temporary, system-wide ground stop until resolved.
Alaska Airlines Reveals Details of Nationwide Outage
Alaska Airlines has revealed that an "unexpected failure" of a critical piece of hardware caused an IT outage that led to its ...
Passengers settle massive lawsuit with Alaska Airlines and Boeing after midflight door plug failure
Alaska Airlines and Boeing reached an undisclosed settlement with passengers who sued for emotional and physical injuries ...
Attorney: $1B suit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines in door plug incident settled out of court
Three passengers who sued Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over a door plug that flew out mid-air have settled the ...
Boeing, Alaska Airlines settle $1B lawsuit with passengers after door plug blowout
Boeing and Alaska Airlines have settled a lawsuit out of court with several passengers aboard the plane that suffered a door ...
Alaska Airlines flights resume after IT outage, airline says
The FAA issued the ground stop advisory just after 9 p.m., halting all Alaska mainline and Horizon Air departures.
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Hardware Failure, IT Outage Grounded Alaska Airlines Planes
The failure, in the airline’s computer network, forced it to ground flights Sunday night for about three hours. The outage, ...
Alaska Airlines grounds all flights after IT outage disrupts systems
Alaska Airlines stated that the IT outage resulted in a “temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizon ...
Alaska Airlines grounds all flights after ‘IT outage’
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website showed a system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines at all airports, effective shortly before 3am on Monday. A subsequent FAA update clarified that ...