{"id":66559,"date":"2024-07-19T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=66559"},"modified":"2024-10-05T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T09:30:06","slug":"microsoft-outage-blue-screen-of-death-hits-airlines-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/19\/microsoft-outage-blue-screen-of-death-hits-airlines-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Outage Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Hits Airlines and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MUMBAI-<\/strong> Microsoft experienced a global technical problem on July 19, 2024, affecting millions of Windows users. The issue caused the <strong>&#8220;Blue Screen of Death&#8221;<\/strong> error, forcing computers to shut down or restart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outage impacted multiple sectors worldwide, including airlines. The issues has been originated from a Crowdstrike software update for Microsoft Windows systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Microsoft Outage Blue Screen Of Death Hits Airlines and Others\" class=\"wp-image-66561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-1600x900.webp 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Microsoft_Koln_RheinauArtOffice_Rheinauhafen_Koln-3603-1200x675.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Raimond Spekking <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-microsoft-outage-hits-airlines\">Microsoft Outage Hits Airlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/airlines\/\">Airlines <\/a>worldwide suffered significant disruptions. As of 6 a.m. ET on July 19, 1,390 flights were canceled globally out of 110,000 scheduled flights, according to Cirium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta Air Lines paused its global flight schedule due to the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/airasia\/\">AirAsia<\/a> reported impacts on its core reservation and check-in system. Cebu Pacific Air resorted to manual processing. Singapore Airlines experienced technical difficulties but maintained flight operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Taiwan&#8217;s Taoyuan International Airport, Jetstar, Hong Kong Express, Jeju Air, and Scoot implemented manual check-ins. Dubai International Airport briefly faced check-in issues but returned to normal operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/delhi\/\">Delhi&#8217;s Indira Gandhi International Airport<\/a> and six airlines reported technical problems. Jaipur International Airport stated the outage affected flights nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s Incheon International Airport saw disruptions for Air Premia, Easter Jet, and other airlines. Korean Air, using Amazon Web Services, remained unaffected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Akasa-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Akasa Air and SpiceJet Boeing 737 MAX\" class=\"wp-image-56255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Akasa-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Akasa-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Akasa-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Akasa-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-750x393.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Akasa-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-1140x597.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Akasa-Air-Boeing-737-MAX.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Photo: Siddh Dhuri | MumbaiPlanes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-airlines-status-in-india\">Airlines Status in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/air+india\/\">Air India<\/a> reported temporary disruptions to their digital systems. <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/indigo\/\">IndiGo <\/a>faced issues with Microsoft Azure, leading to longer wait times at contact centers and airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Customer Advisory<br><br>Airport travel systems across the world have been impacted due to a tech outage and this may affect your travel plan. If you are flying with us today, we request you to check the status of your flight before heading to the airport.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AirIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AirIndia<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Air India (@airindia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airindia\/status\/1814256938202648642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Akasa Air and SpiceJet also reported service disruptions. Akasa Air&#8217;s online services, including booking and check-in, became temporarily unavailable. SpiceJet faced difficulties in providing flight disruption updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft acknowledged the problem on social media platform X, stating they were taking mitigation actions and seeing continuous improvements in their services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft reported fixing the underlying cause but continued working on residual impacts. Some services have been restored, while others remain disrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-85.png\" alt=\"French ATC Strike\" class=\"wp-image-63993\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Arnaud Gaulupeau | Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-things-you-need-to-know\">Other Things you need to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The outage affected global banks, medical services, and critical infrastructure. The UK&#8217;s National Health Service and a major German health facility experienced IT delays. Banks, broadcasters, and supermarkets in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK also faced issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House National Security Council acknowledged the incident and began investigating its impacts. The UK government held an emergency meeting to address the outage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This widespread disruption highlights the vulnerability of global systems to software updates and the need for robust contingency plans across various sectors. The incident underscores the interconnectedness of global IT infrastructure and its impact on critical services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group\u00a0<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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