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CrowdStrike Earnings to Shed Light on Fallout From Global Windows Outage

CrowdStrike’s results on Wednesday will offer a first look at the financial implications of the global cyber outage that paralyzed Microsoft Windows operating system last month, with investors keen to understand the impact on the cybersecurity firm’s reputation and whether …

Delta Rejects CrowdStrike Criticism, Sees $500M Hit From Cyber Outage

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it is pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft after a global outage last month caused mass flight cancellations, disrupting travel plans of 1.3 million customers and costing it at least $500 million. A …

Delta Passengers Sue Airline for Refusing Refunds After Massive Computer Outage

Delta Air Lines was sued by passengers who complained that the carrier refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights in the wake of last month’s massive computer outage. The proposed class action was made public on …

Microsoft Blames Delta for Its Struggle to Recover From Global Cyber Outage

Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights. A software update last month by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered system problems …

CrowdStrike Rejects Delta Air Lines Claims Over Flight Woes

CrowdStrike on Sunday rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by a faulty update, and suggested it had minimal potential liability. Delta CEO Ed Bastian …

U.S. Opens Probe into Delta Following Widespread Flight Cancellations

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday that it is opening an investigation into Delta Air Lines after the carrier canceled more than 5,000 flights since Friday as it struggles to recover from a global cyber outage that snarled airlines …

Delta Cancels Another 600 Flights on Monday in Wake of Cyber Outage

Delta Air Lines canceled more than 600 flights on Monday, as the U.S. air carrier continued to struggle to restore operations after last week’s global cyber outage, even as other airlines were recovering from the incident. About 16% of Delta’s …

Agencies Investigate Averted Plane Crash at New York Airport

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff. “(Expletive)! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance! Delta 1943, …

Delta Air Settles with Pilot who Raised Safety Concerns

Delta Air Lines has settled allegations by a pilot who said the airline ordered her to undergo a psychiatric examination and barred her from flying in retaliation for raising safety concerns to company executives. The settlement approved Friday ends a …

Millions of Bees Used in Pollination Die in Airline Shipping

About 5 million honeybees bound for Alaska last weekend got waylaid when Delta Air Lines routed them through Atlanta, where most of the bees died after being left for hours in crates on the ground during hot weather. The bees …