American Airways flights have been grounded this morning, however have resumed

If you happen to’re touring for the vacations at the moment, I hope you are not flying on American Airways, as a result of it nonetheless is likely to be a tough day. Earlier this morning, the airline stated on X that every one of its flights have been presently grounded, however since then the Federal Aviation Administration has lifted the stoppage, which was initially issued on the airline’s request. Even supposing issues are returning to regular, there is a good probability these disruptions could have ripple results making a busy journey day even more durable.

As The Verge noted, a discover posted by the Federal Aviation Administration confirms that there’s a “nationwide groundstop” for all AA flights; it additionally says that this stoppage is at “firm request.”

Other than the FAA discover and American Airways’ submit on X, there wasn’t an actual cause given for the delay. However for the reason that grounding was lifted, CNN reports that an American Airways spokesperson stated the stoppage was attributable to a “vendor know-how challenge” that has now “been resolved and flights have resumed.”

Replace, 9:15AM ET: This story has been up to date to notice that the bottom stoppage has been resolved.