Delta Air Lines Disruption Draws Parallel To Southwest Meltdown

Travelers in line at the Delta Air Lines counter at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on July 19, 2024.

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Delta Air Lines is working to recover from an operational disruption set into motion by an outside vendor technology issue that surfaced on July 19 and affected companies worldwide. The outage was linked to a software update provided by CrowdStrike that caused widespread issues with computers...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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