Alaska Airlines flights resume after being grounded over aircraft system
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Alaska Airlines flights resume after an hour of grounding Wednesday
Alaska said it had experienced an issue "while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance."
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Alaska Airlines flights resume after FAA's temporary ground stop
The Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) on Wednesday lifted a temporary nationwide ground stop advisory for all Alaska Airlines flights. The FAA said in a statement that "operations are normal" after Alaska Airlines asked the agency to pause departures nationwide as it worked to resolve an issue with its weight and balance system "as quickly as possible." Alaska said it's already begun releasing flights and that "residual delays" are expected throughout Wednesday. The ground stop was issued...
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