UPDATE - Major US air carriers grounded after FAA warning

UPDATING WITH MORE DETAILS

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Major US air carriers, including Delta, United and American Airlines, were grounded on Friday morning after an alert from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The administration warned air traffic control to announce that carriers are in trouble related to communication issues, according to news outlet Newsweek.

An IT outage on the global scale is disrupting many services in the world from health to aviation.

US airports Aspen, Boston Logan International, Harry Reid International, LaGuardia, Milwaukee Mitchell International, Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County and Henry E. Rohlsen are closed currently according to FAA.

In Europe side, many air carriers and airports also announced disruptions.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has also announced on X platform that several of its platforms are impacted by the IT issues being experienced globally.

According to Spectator Index, Washington DC suspended all train services due to IT outage.