American Airlines ground stop issued by FAA; systems coming back online, American says
American Airlines jets populate the tarmac on June 24, 2026 at JFK Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. Despite the rise in the cost of jet fuel, many Americans continue to travel during the summer months. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Imag
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a full ground stop Tuesday evening for all American Airlines flights still on the ground.
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The ground stop was attributed to an IT outage, according to an FAA advisory. The airline described it as a system wide outage and said it was working to restore everything as quickly as possible.
No other details on the outage were immediately available.
What's next:
In a follow-up post around 7:20 p.m., the airline said systems were coming back online and that flights were starting to depart again.
What they're saying:
"We put a temporary ground stop in place while our teams worked to resolve the issue. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," the post said.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from American Airlines and the FAA. This story was reported from Orlando.