Network problems delay flights at two oneworld Alliance airlines

Earlier this week, American Airlines was forced to suspend flights for up to an hour on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest travel days of the year.

American asked the US Federal Aviation Administration to declare a “nationwide grounding” at 6:50 a.m. ET on Tuesday, grounding any of its aircraft. The warning was canceled an hour later.

Supplier technology problem

The airline blamed the problems on a “supplier technology issue” in a message sent from its official X/Twitter account. According to a statement from American Airlines cited by several news outlets, the problem was with network equipment managed by DXC Technologies.

Neither DXC nor American immediately responded to our requests for comment.

According to American, DXC is working to modernize its mainframe systems using a DevOps approach. in-house technology team blog post.

As part of a separate modernization initiative, it also transformed its analytical toolsso he should be in a good position to assess the impact of Tuesday morning’s blackout.