American Airlines flights were grounded this morning, but have resumed

If you’re traveling for vacation today, I hope you’re not flying on American Airlines, because it could be a rough day. Earlier this morning, the airline said on X that all of its flights are currently grounded, but the FAA has since Lifting the moratoriumwhich was originally issued at the request of the airline. Although things are returning to normal, there is a high possibility that these disruptions will have ripple effects that make a busy travel day even more difficult.

like Edge male, A notice posted by the FAA confirms that there is a “nationwide ground grounding” for all AA flights; It also says that this discontinuation was made at the “request of the company.”

Aside from the FAA notice and US Airways’ circular about X, there was no real reason for the delay. But since the ban has been lifted on Earth, CNN Reports it An American Airlines spokesperson said the grounding was due to a “supplier technical issue” which has now been resolved and flights have resumed.

Update, 9:15 a.m. ET: This story has been updated to indicate that the ground stop has been resolved.