Event Overview
JetBlue flights were temporarily grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following a system outage. The carrier reported early Tuesday that the issue had been resolved, and operations resumed.
JetBlue flights were temporarily grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following a system outage. The carrier reported early Tuesday that the issue had been resolved, and operations resumed.
Incident Details
The FAA had implemented a ground stop for all JetBlue flights, which the agency indicated was at JetBlue's request. JetBlue subsequently issued a statement to CBS News confirming that a "brief system outage has been resolved and we have resumed operations." The FAA also announced the cancellation of the ground stop.
As of 2:40 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, flight tracking website Flightaware.com recorded two JetBlue flight cancellations and 155 delays for Monday. The extent to which these delays and cancellations were attributable to the ground stop was not immediately clear.
Context
JetBlue's headquarters are located in New York City, and its flagship terminal operates out of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Historically, the FAA has issued ground stops for various reasons, including information technology outages and security concerns.