American Airlines LIVE: Planes grounded after ‘tech glitch’ | World | News

American Airlines planes have reportedly been grounded following a reported technology glitch that has sparked travel chaos for passengers. It comes just hours after rival United Airlines was hit by a similar problem.

A spokesperson for the airline told the Express: “American is aware of a technical issue impacting some of our maintenance applications.

“No flights have been canceled at this time and our teams are actively troubleshooting. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience. “

One American Airlines passenger tweeted: What is going on with @AmericanAir? They told us 2 plus hours ago about a national tech glitch. They say all planes have been grounded for the moment and we have been on the tarmac since then. Another commented: “Pilot announced ‘IT issues’ causing them to go to manual processes. Sitting on the tarmac in Philadelphia.” A third wrote: “Pilot just announced some electrical issues that need to be addressed creating some manual operations that will delay us. Some day, I pray I get to fly on an on time American Airlines flight.”

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