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American Airlines Resumes Flights After IT Outage, 1,100 Delayed

7/29/2026

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American Airlines and its regional carriers resumed flights on July 28, 2026 after a ground stop caused by an information technology outage.
FAA issued the ground stop at 6:30 p.m. ET, lifted it at 7:18 p.m. ET, and noted FlightAware recorded 1,100 delayed (30 %) and 221 cancelled (6 %) American Airlines flights.
Flightradar24 reported that at 7 p.m. ET there were 130 fewer American Airlines flights in the air than same time the previous week.

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Story summary

American Airlines and its regional carriers resumed flights on July 28, 2026 after a ground stop caused by an information technology outage.
FAA issued the ground stop at 6:30 p.m. ET, lifted it at 7:18 p.m. ET, and noted FlightAware recorded 1,100 delayed (30 %) and 221 cancelled (6 %) American Airlines flights.
Flightradar24 reported that at 7 p.m. ET there were 130 fewer American Airlines flights in the air than same time the previous week.