Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:11am on 07 Aug 2025,Thursday International
On August 6, 2025, United Airlines experienced a major system outage caused by a failure in its decades-old Unimatic operations system. The glitch disrupted key functions including weight-and-balance calculations and flight tracking, triggering a temporary ground stop across major U.S. hubs such as Newark, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco. The outage led to over 1,000 flight delays—roughly 34% of United’s daily schedule—and at least 76 cancellations. Though service resumed after several hours, delays continued through the day. The FAA supported recovery efforts. United confirmed it was not a cyberattack and classified the incident as a controllable disruption. (PC: AFP)
