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Computer Problems Ground All Delta Airline Flights
KRON Channel 4 San Francisco ^
| May 1, 2004
| wire report
Posted on 05/01/2004 2:17:04 PM PDT by threat matrix
Delta Air Lines says all of its flights have been grounded by a computer glitch.
A company spokeswoman says, 'Right now, there are no flights going out.'
She adds, 'We are working as fast as we can to get our passengers back in the air.'
The spokeswoman did not say how many flights were being held at the gates or what time the computer glitch occurred.
She did say that 'this is not a security issue.'
Atlanta based Delta is the nations third largest carrier.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Technical; US: California; US: District of Columbia; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: airlines; dal; failure; it; offshore; outsourcing; software
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To: threat matrix
Looks like the Free Republic database crash is more severe than first reported.
John Robinson lied! John Robinson lied!
:-)
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:18:36 PM PDT
by
mikenola
To: mikenola
When did Bush know and why didn't Condi Rice tell him about it!
To: threat matrix
Glitch = hack?
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:19:12 PM PDT
by
Nexus
To: threat matrix
"Fox News Alert" as well
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:20:32 PM PDT
by
Nexus
To: threat matrix
Doesn't Ever Leave The Airport
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:21:47 PM PDT
by
ikka
To: threat matrix; Dominic Harr; Bush2000; HAL9000; Lazamataz; Nick Danger
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:22:16 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: threat matrix
>>... 'We are working as fast as we can to get our passengers back in the air.'...<<
Let's just hope they get their planes up there with them.
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:22:20 PM PDT
by
FReepaholic
(War On Terror: If not us, who? If not now, when?)
To: threat matrix
She did say that 'this is not a security issue.' What a crock. I've been in the airline industry for another major airline for 15 years doing everything from F/A to res to ticketing. NEVER has [or could] a computer system shutdown cause a complete grounding of all flights. This story is a cover. If ALL DL flights were grounded, something very bad is happening and it is NOT the "computer problem" stated in the article. Get your tin foil on folks.
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:22:51 PM PDT
by
Indie
(We don't need no steenkin' experts!)
To: Southack
"Delta formed a joint-venture company with AT&T GIS called TransQuest Information Solutions, which was formalised in January 1995."
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:24:29 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Indie
This story is a cover.I have to agree. The last (and only) time all Delta flights were grounded -- other than for labor strikes -- was on 9/11.
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:24:57 PM PDT
by
bcoffey
(Sen. Kerry: I'm not questioning your service; I'm questioning your sanity!)
To: threat matrix
I wonder if any other flights are leaving Altanta?
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:25:13 PM PDT
by
Nexus
To: Southack
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:26:09 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: bcoffey
Sounds like there was credible evidence of an attack, and the intel had it narrowed to one carrier.
To: Indie
Im a dispatcher for a midwestern airline. When our network crashed, we were blind. No weather, no performance data or maintenece data. We have back up methods for dispatching, but we opted to cease operations for safetys sake. We cancelled a lot of flights that day..
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:28:43 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
(Terrence Maculiffe-Ariolimax columbianus (hint- its a gastropod.....)
To: Indie
The rules changed after 9/11. If they can't vet the passengers, they can't board or take-off.
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:29:01 PM PDT
by
tbeatty
(I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat salad.)
To: threat matrix
I think the real story is that Delta is about to go belly-up.
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:29:49 PM PDT
by
RichardW
To: Nexus
I wonder if any other flights are leaving Altanta?According to www.flightarrivals.com, no Delta flights have left ATL since 5 pm EDT.
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:33:08 PM PDT
by
bcoffey
(Sen. Kerry: I'm not questioning your service; I'm questioning your sanity!)
To: threat matrix
DELTA: Once an acronym for "Doesn't Everything Lead To Atlanta", it now stands for "Drop Everything, Lets Try Again".
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posted on
05/01/2004 2:33:21 PM PDT
by
pt17
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