Global Software Outage hits Microsoft Systems, Disrupts Businesses Worldwide

LOS ANGELES – A major software outage tied to Microsoft systems is causing widespread disruptions across the globe on Thursday night.

Businesses from various sectors are feeling the impact. Media organizations, including ABC, are affected, along with banks, airlines, and other industries, according to reports from media outlets and tech experts.

Earlier, Frontier Airlines faced operational issues. However, it’s unclear if these problems are linked to the broader outage impacting many sectors.

Downdetector is showing a significant rise in outages for companies such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Ancestry.com.

American Airlines, United, and Delta have requested a global ground stop from the FAA.

The FAA issued an alert early Friday, but it did not confirm a direct connection to the Microsoft outage.

The FAA has instructed air traffic controllers to inform pilots about current communication issues affecting airlines. While flights already in the air will continue their journeys, no new departures are allowed for American, United, or Delta.

At airports like Los Angeles International, passengers are expressing growing frustration on social media as they face delays and cancellations.

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