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swag

(26,487 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:05 PM Apr 17

All Alaska Airlines flights grounded: report

Source: The Oregonian

All Alaska Airlines flights have been grounded as of Wednesday morning, according to an advisory from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

Airlines contracting with Alaska such as Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines are exempt from the ground stop, FAA said in its advisory.

Alaska Airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Read more: Dang. https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2024/04/all-alaska-airline-flights-grounded-report.html

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All Alaska Airlines flights grounded: report (Original Post) swag Apr 17 OP

They were upgrading their weight and balance software and something glitched. Ocelot II Apr 17 #1

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense Warpy Apr 17 #6

Apparently the ground stop was just lifted BumRushDaShow Apr 17 #2

In a true MAGA world there is no FAA among other things, NONE Of the existing federal agencies would Eliot Rosewater Apr 17 #3

But surely, if planes fell out of the sky, they would lose customers? Turbineguy Apr 17 #4

Uh Eliot Rosewater Apr 17 #8

Okee, looks like it was just for an hour. swag Apr 17 #5

That's gonna have follow-on effects for everyone connecting to their next flight. ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 17 #7

Ocelot II

(115,761 posts)

1. They were upgrading their weight and balance software and something glitched.

Reply to swag (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:09 PM

Apr 17

You can't dispatch airplanes without accurate W&B data.

Warpy

(111,292 posts)

6. Thanks, that makes a lot of sense

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:49 PM

Apr 17

The only way to get point to point in most of Alaska is by air most flights carry at least some cargo. Too much weight in the wrong place means a plane isn't going to get very far. Even I know that.

I'm glad it's a software screwup and not bad maintenance.

BumRushDaShow

(129,171 posts)

2. Apparently the ground stop was just lifted

Reply to swag (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:11 PM

Apr 17

FAA lifts temporary groundstop of Alaska Airlines flights after technical issue is resolved

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

3. In a true MAGA world there is no FAA among other things, NONE Of the existing federal agencies would

Reply to swag (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:21 PM

Apr 17

exist.

People are so stupid, nearly half the country has no intention of voting and sees no reason why they should.

Turbineguy

(37,355 posts)

4. But surely, if planes fell out of the sky, they would lose customers?

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:26 PM

Apr 17

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

8. Uh

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 06:25 PM

Apr 17

swag

(26,487 posts)

5. Okee, looks like it was just for an hour.

Reply to swag (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:30 PM

Apr 17

"All flights by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, which is owned by Alaska, were grounded from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. “out of an abundance of caution,” the company said."

ArkansasDemocrat1

(1,203 posts)

7. That's gonna have follow-on effects for everyone connecting to their next flight.

Reply to swag (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 01:51 PM

Apr 17

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