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

In case you’re touring for the vacations as we speak, I hope you are not flying on American Airways, as a result of it nonetheless could be a tough day. Earlier this morning, the airline mentioned on X that every one of its flights have been at present grounded, however since then the Federal Aviation Administration has lifted the stoppage, which was initially issued on the airline’s request. Although issues are returning to regular, there is a good likelihood these disruptions may 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.”

Apart from the FAA discover and American Airways’ submit on X, there wasn’t an actual motive given for the delay. However because the grounding was lifted, CNN reports that an American Airways spokesperson mentioned the stoppage was as a result of a “vendor know-how difficulty” 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.