The outage was a result of an unexpected hardware failure in Alaska's data centers and is not related to cybersecurity issues, the airline said.

Alaska Airlines warned of more flight disruptions on Monday after an unexpected failure of a critical piece of hardware at its data centers late Sunday forced it to halt all flights for about three hours.

Alaska Airlines has revealed that an "unexpected failure" of a critical piece of hardware caused an IT outage that led to its entire fleet being grounded.

Just 24 hours after the CrowdStrike outage sparked global chaos, many businesses appear to have recovered, but the issue has not been fully resolved.

Alaska Airlines says it has resumed operations early Monday morning, July 21, after an IT outage caused the airline to issue a temporary ground stop.

Operations are gradually being restored but delays are expected after “the largest IT outage in history” disrupted sectors across the globe, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at ...

The FAA issued the ground stop advisory just after 9 p.m., halting all Alaska mainline and Horizon Air departures.

An IT outage that grounded Alaska Airlines flights Sunday night led to disruptions Monday at the Anchorage and Fairbanks international airports.

An expert said the outage, linked to a CrowdStrike update, mirrors Y2K fears that never came true. Air travel, banks, and 911 lines are among some of the many services affected by the global outage.

The outage is also having an impact on area gas stations, restaurants, and supermarkets. Some area Thorntons, Circle K, and Speedway locations are reporting issues with their card readers.

A Mercy Health spokesperson told News Center 7 that the Chiller HVAC system experienced an outage at Springfield Regional Medical Center. It was restored within two hours. Some concerned patients called our newsroom. Melissa Stevens and her husband, Ryan, said the timing was unfortunate, but that such things do happen.