Alaska Airlines to Audit IT Systems Following Outage

[Webster]

The Epoch Times: Alaska Airlines to Audit IT Systems After Global Outage

Alaska Air Group said on Friday it is partnering with Accenture to conduct an audit of its IT systems, after an outage earlier this week grounded its flights across the U.S.

The disruption stemmed from a global outage affecting Microsoft’s Azure platform, which has impacted Alaska Air’s key systems, including its websites. The outage had forced the airline to cancel more than 400 flights, which halted travel for more than 49,000 passengers.

Alaska Air will update its forecast for the fourth quarter in early December, “once the full financial impact of the recent IT disruptions is understood,” it said in a regulatory filing.

Last week, the carrier lowered its annual profit forecast and missed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter adjusted profit on higher fuel costs. The company did not host or reschedule its third-quarter earnings call.

 

[King Belieal]

Auditing of the IT systems of an airline is something that should always be done regularly. Not when things go wrong.

 

[Starmix]

What could be the reason of the IT Systems of Alaska airlines that disrupt many flights across the USA. They might demand for a salary increase. Whatever is the reason, they have to come clean to avoid misunderstanding. Many flights and passengers were affected.