The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the entire Alaska Airlines fleet of 314 planes due to a technical issue.
The agency issued a ground stop advisory for the airline Wednesday, saying: ‘All Alaska mainline and subcarrier flights ground stopped.’
While the agency declined to provide a reason for the advisory, Alaska Airlines reported finding an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculated weight and balance.
The airline’s fleet of 314 planes is comprised of 231 Boeing 737 aircrafts and 83 Embraer 175 aircrafts.
Flights for SkyWest, which provides regional service for Alaska Airlines and others, are excluded.
This is a developing story.
