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United Ground Delay Due to Computer Glitch

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2017February 8, 2017 5 Comments

Another day, another IT glitch. United Airlines this time. Allegedly at 11:30p last night a faulty software update was loaded to a system that supplies flight planning data to pilots. Reports of delays throughout the country are filtering in on Flyertalk. There is no ground stop: pilots can still calculate weight and balance the old fashioned way on pen and paper — but it is creating delays for many flights this morning.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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5 Comments

  1. Stephen Reply
    February 8, 2017 at 9:25 am

    Sitting on the tarmac in jersey right now. “No flight plan” seems to be the main problem at the moment… jeesh

  2. Matt F Reply
    February 8, 2017 at 10:03 am

    Delayed UA 125 LAS-LAX. the board says possible weather delay… yup

  3. Dan R Reply
    February 8, 2017 at 12:16 pm

    UA 1530 MCO-EWR delayed over an hour and half. Nearly all departures from 9-12pm at MCO were delayed

  4. rh Reply
    February 8, 2017 at 5:53 pm

    If delays caused by faulty software are misattributed to “weather”, and that exempts the airline from the liability they would properly bear for those delays, is that fraud?

    • Matthew Reply
      February 8, 2017 at 6:11 pm

      That’s what I would call it…

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