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American Airlines' Computer Glitch Leaves It Without Pilots Over ... » Nov 29, 2017 ...The airline was accidentally too generous with time off over the holidays. ... Today, American Airlines revealed it accidentally told too many of its pilots they could take time off the week of Christmas. Now, it ...But a glitch in software that affects planes, pilots, or passengers en masse is a lot harder to handle. Wired.com

American Assures Holiday Flights Will Operate Despite Scheduling ... » Dec 1, 2017 ...American Airlines and its pilots continue to debate whether the carrier will have sufficient pilots to staff its holiday flights, while a pilot union leader said the carrier violated the pilot contract when it decided to offer time and a half pay for flights that went unassigned due to a software glitch. Despite widespread... Forbes.com

American Airlines upgrading 500 jets to faster satellite WiFi » Nov 10, 2016 ...If you want faster WiFi when you fly and don't mind paying for it, American Airlines is upgrading its WiFi systems on over 500 domestic aircraft, according to Bloomberg. To get those speeds the carrier is dumping GoGo's terrestrial Ku- band internet service in favor of ViaSat. That company's satellite... Engadget.com

American Airlines says iPad software glitch delays flights - Apr. 29 ... » Apr 29, 2015 ...American Airlines pilots use iPads in the cockpit -- and an apparent software glitch is grounding several planes in the United States. Money.cnn.com

American Airlines glitch let all pilots take vacay for holidays » Nov 29, 2017 ...Hundreds of flights are in jeopardy, but the airline is offering incentives to pilots and relying on "reserve" crews to avoid cancellations. Cnet.com

American Airlines without pilots for Christmas after scheduling glitch » Nov 29, 2017 ...A scheduling glitch that allowed American Airlines pilots to take vacation at the same time has left thousands of flights during the busy holiday travel period next month without pilots assigned to them. American Airlines, the largest U.S. airline, is now offering pilots 150 percent of hourly pay to work those... Cnbc.com

Delta phone app automatically checks you in for your flight » Oct 12, 2017 ...A few airlines around the world have eliminated that drudgery, but now it's coming to a major American airline. Delta has updated its iOS app (there's no update for its Android equivalent yet) with automatic check-in -- you'll get your boarding passes 24 hours before takeoff. In theory, the days of frantic... Engadget.com

An iPad app glitch grounded several dozen American Airlines planes » Apr 28, 2015 ...American Airlines flights experienced significant delays this evening after pilots' iPads—which the airline uses to distribute flight plans and other information to the crew—abruptly crashed. "Several dozen" flights were affected by the outage, according to a spokesperson for the airline. An investigation by the... Qz.com

Computer glitch leaves American Airlines without any pilots for ... » Nov 29, 2017 ...A computer glitch has allowed all of American Airlines' pilots to take vacation during the week of Christmas, according to ABC and Reuters. The error could leave thousands of planes grounded during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Citing the union that represents pilots, Reuters reports that over... Theverge.com

Night before Xmas and all through American Airlines, not a pilot was ... » Nov 29, 2017 ...Updated A bug in American Airlines' pilot scheduling software has left the US airline woefully understaffed for the coming month, particularly around Christmas week. Due to a gremlin in the code, all pilots who requested time off for the holidays were granted leave, whereas the system should have... Theregister.co.uk