American Airlines grounds flights for one hour due to technical issue
American Airlines flights were briefly grounded on Tuesday due to a technical issue affecting its entire system. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the grounding at the airline's request, which lasted for one hour starting at 7 a.m. Eastern time. The grounding occurred during a busy travel period, with millions expected to fly for the holidays. The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening 40 million passengers through January 2. American Airlines has not provided details about the technical issue. The brief outage could disrupt travel plans, especially as many flights are sold out during this peak season.