United Airlines flights briefly halted because of IT issue

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday afternoon briefly halted all United Airlines flights from departing after the carrier experienced IT issues. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said about 1:40 p.m. on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was aware of the issue and that the FAA was receiving information about the cause and scope of the problem. The disruption was brief. At 1:50 p.m., the FAA indicated that the ground stop had been lifted. “We have identified a fix for the technology issue and flights have resumed,”...