12,000 American Airlines Flights May Not Have Pilots This Month Due to Computer Glitch

A computer glitch has caused an estimated 12,000 American Airlines flights to not have pilots in the month of July. There have also been thousands of delays or cancellations for this Fourth of July travel weekend. Newsweek reported, “On Friday, American Airlines alone had to delay nearly 1,000 flights, with the industry overall suffering over 1,100 cancellations and nearly 11,000 delays. The issue leveled off somewhat on Saturday, with only around 3,000 flights being canceled.“NBC News reported on Saturday, “More than 12,000 July flights lacked either a captain, first officer or both, after pilots dropped assignments, the Allied Pilots Association said earlier.“ABC News reporter Gio Benitez wrote on Twitter, “An overnight computer glitch has allowed thousands of American Airlines pilots to drop their scheduled flights. The union says at least 12,000 flights are now without pilots starting tomorrow through the end of July.“According to Benitez, there was a similar situation that happened in 2017, “The airline offered double pay to get the pilots back in the air. No such offer has been made just yet.“American Airlines said in a statement, “We have become aware of a technical issue with our Trip Trade with Open Time System (TTOT). We understand these are important tools for our pilots and are working as quickly as possible. We will provide updates throughout the day as we …