July 19th 2024 crowdstrike/microsoft update issue halted a bunch of (all?) flights in the US also (coincidentally 6 days after presidential assassination attempt)

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echoangle a day ago | parent [-]

Not due to a requirement by the FAA but by the airlines being dependent on their windows computers, right? Legally, you were still allowed to fly, I think.

	▲	kimos 18 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I happened to be flying on that day through the US unfortunately. I can confirm it was not an FAA or a safety issue. Many airlines were still flying. It was a nightmare, however. Some airlines couldn’t fly because their own systems were not working. Baggage was in limbo. Even the departure/arrival boards in the airport were error screens.
	▲	luxuryballs 12 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		yeah that's what I remember too, makes sense because iirc it was a software issue for flight/passenger management rather than airborne communications