CrowdStrike Issue Causes Outages Affecting Airlines and Businesses Worldwide

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – An update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike led to a major outage Friday morning that affected airlines and businesses worldwide.

Microsoft assured its customers the company was working to fix issues affecting its 365 apps and services. The tech giant said its cloud services are in the process of being restored.

A Fort Worth-based American Airlines representative confirmed this morning that its services have been impacted but as of 5 a.m., the carrier “was able to safely re-establish its operations.”

The FAA confirmed United Airlines, Delta and Allegiant Flights have all been grounded.

The FAA is closely monitoring a technical issue impacting IT systems at U.S. airlines. Several airlines have requested FAA assistance with ground stops until the issue is resolved. Monitor https://t.co/smgdqJN3td
for updates.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) July 19, 2024

Earlier this morning, a technical issue with a vendor impacted multiple carriers, including American. As of 5:00 a.m. ET, we have been able to safely re-establish our operation. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.
— americanair (@AmericanAir) July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike said its rolling back an update that caused the glitch.

Shares of CrowdStrike plunged Friday morning. The stock tanked 20% in U.S. premarket trading.

This is a developing story.