American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) yesterday was a day that did not fit the image that the company would like to project as an airline that is being reborn after emerging from Chapter 11. American was forced to ground all of its flights yesterday (April 16) for several hours after a nationwide problem with its computer systems. Over 400 flights were cancelled. The company apologized to its customers and slowly returned to normal operations later in the day.

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Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Boeing 777-223 ER N759AN (msn 32638) in the old 1968 livery with the special “Susan G. Komen for the Cure” markings arrives at Miami.

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