American Airlines flights resume after being halted due to an IT problem, airline says
By Aaron Cooper,Emma Tucker
American Airlines flights have resumed after a nationwide ground stop was issued for less than an hour Tuesday evening due to an IT outage, the airline said.
“A technology issue briefly impacted connectivity for some of our systems on Tuesday evening. Systems are coming back online now and flights are departing again,” American Airlines said in a statement on X.
While it was not immediately clear what caused the outage, the airline said a temporary ground stop was put in place while teams worked to resolve the issue.
“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” the airline said.
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American Airlines flights have resumed operations nationwide after a systemwide IT outage prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a temporary ground stop on Tuesday evening, July 28, 2026. The outage, which briefly impacted connectivity for some of the airline’s systems, led to a nationwide halt in departures for less than an hour before systems came back online.
While the specific cause of the technology issue was not immediately identified, the airline stated that its IT teams worked to restore affected systems as quickly as possible. The disruption occurred during a period of severe weather, with strong storms moving through the Northeast and contributing to over 2,500 flight cancellations across the U.S. according to FlightAware. Passengers were advised to check their flight status before heading to airports, as residual delays may have persisted as the airline repositioned aircraft and crews
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American Airlines flights are departing again after a brief IT outage led to a nationwide ground stop, according to the airline and federal officials.
American Airlines flights not in the air were being held because of an IT outage, according to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration.
A “technology issue briefly impacted connectivity” for some systems, the airline said in a statement.
“Systems are coming back online now and flights are departing again,” the airline said. “We put a temporary ground stop in place while our teams worked to resolve the issue. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
American Airlines flights have resumed after a nationwide ground stop was issued for less than an hour Tuesday evening due to an IT outage, the airline said.
“A technology issue briefly impacted connectivity for some of our systems on Tuesday evening. Systems are coming back online now and flights are departing again,” American Airlines said in a statement on X.
Flightradar at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday showed at least three American Airlines flights at the terminals at Indianapolis International Airport. The were flights destined for Dallas, Miami and Phoenix.
While it was not immediately clear what caused the outage, the airline said a temporary ground stop was put in place while teams worked to resolve the issue.
