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Computer glitch leaves American Airlines flights without pilots during Christmas
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hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com
Nov 30, 2017, 5:22:41 PM11/30/17
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The Washington Post reported that officials at American Airlines
are scrambling after a computer glitch left thousands of flights
during Christmas week without pilots. "This is certainly not
routine,” said Capt. Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for the Allied
Pilots Association, which represents 15,000 American pilots.
"This is a crisis right now and in that crisis @AmericanAir has
gone solo.”
full article at:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/29/computer-glitch-leaves-some-american-airlines-flights-without-pilots-during-christmas-week/
also
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-american-computer-error-20171130-story.html
are scrambling after a computer glitch left thousands of flights
during Christmas week without pilots. "This is certainly not
routine,” said Capt. Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for the Allied
Pilots Association, which represents 15,000 American pilots.
"This is a crisis right now and in that crisis @AmericanAir has
gone solo.”
full article at:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/29/computer-glitch-leaves-some-american-airlines-flights-without-pilots-during-christmas-week/
also
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-american-computer-error-20171130-story.html
Andy Burns
Nov 30, 2017, 5:36:17 PM11/30/17
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hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> "This is a crisis right now and in that crisis @AmericanAir has
> gone solo.”
Not solo ... RyanAir had rostering problems (due to changing the
> "This is a crisis right now and in that crisis @AmericanAir has
> gone solo.”
start/end of the year for pilot holiday purposes) and had to cancel
18,000 flights
Scott Lurndal
Dec 1, 2017, 11:22:02 AM12/1/17
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Rich Alderson
Dec 1, 2017, 9:12:13 PM12/1/17
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jmfbahciv
Dec 2, 2017, 9:59:30 AM12/2/17
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Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Andy Burns <use...@andyburns.uk> writes:
>>hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>
>>> "This is a crisis right now and in that crisis @AmericanAir has
>>> gone solo.â€
> Andy Burns <use...@andyburns.uk> writes:
>>hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>
>>> "This is a crisis right now and in that crisis @AmericanAir has
>>
>>Not solo ... RyanAir had rostering problems (due to changing the
>>start/end of the year for pilot holiday purposes) and had to cancel
>>18,000 flights
>
> And it's not a compiler glitch, it's a programmer fuckup.
Programming?!!! Not data entry? Does it have something to do
>>Not solo ... RyanAir had rostering problems (due to changing the
>>start/end of the year for pilot holiday purposes) and had to cancel
>>18,000 flights
>
> And it's not a compiler glitch, it's a programmer fuckup.
with the end of the year occurring on Sunday?
/BAH
hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com
Dec 2, 2017, 2:56:30 PM12/2/17
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On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:22:02 AM UTC-5, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> >Not solo ... RyanAir had rostering problems (due to changing the
> >start/end of the year for pilot holiday purposes) and had to cancel
> >18,000 flights
>
> And it's not a compiler glitch, it's a programmer fuckup.
To the customer who has to spend the night on a cold hard airport
> >Not solo ... RyanAir had rostering problems (due to changing the
> >start/end of the year for pilot holiday purposes) and had to cancel
> >18,000 flights
>
> And it's not a compiler glitch, it's a programmer fuckup.
floor, it's a computer screwup.
Charles Richmond
Dec 3, 2017, 3:36:52 AM12/3/17
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