Alaska Airlines IT Outage Grounds 200+ Aircraft for 3 Hours, Crew Time Limits Create Monday Delays

Alaska Airlines halted all flights Sunday night when an IT system failure forced a nationwide ground stop. The outage grounded more than 200 aircraft across Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air networks for approximately three hours, creating a ripple effect of delays that continued into Monday morning. At approximately 8 p.m. Pacific Time on July 20, 2025, Alaska Airlines requested a system-wide ground stop through the Federal Aviation Administration, halting all departures across its network. The airline’s IT systems experienced a complete outage, affecting both mainline Alaska flights and regional Horizon Air operations. “At approximately 8 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, Alaska … Continue reading Alaska Airlines IT Outage Grounds 200+ Aircraft for 3 Hours, Crew Time Limits Create Monday Delays