A global communications and Windows failure brings aviation and emergency services to a halt on July 19, 2024

On July 19, 2024, a major cyber failure affected critical systems around the world. In the US, 911 emergency systems stopped working in several states, jeopardizing the ability to respond quickly to emergencies. The problems stemmed from a massive Windows glitch. Users around the world are seeing a BSOD error or blue «screen of death» on their screens

Major US airlines, including United Airlines and Delta Airlines, have had to suspend flights due to communication failures. The FAA (U.S. Civil Aviation Authority) issued a warning and requested a global shutdown of all flights of these airlines. Systems failures also affected carriers in other regions, including Turkey, Germany, Australia and Spain, where flights were delayed due to computer system incidents and flights have now been halted.

System failures also affected carriers in other regions, including Turkey, Germany, Australia and Spain, where flights were delayed due to computer system incidents and flights have now been halted.

In the backdrop, medical systems in the UK have also experienced a shutdown due to technical failures in working systems, severely limiting this ability to provide essential medical care. In the US, emergency calls are down in several states. Airports in Europe and elsewhere are experiencing problems and are virtually paralyzed.

Airports in Europe and elsewhere are experiencing problems and are virtually paralyzed.

This global cyber disruption reflects the growing vulnerability of digital infrastructure and underscores the need to strengthen security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

This global cyber disruption reflects the growing vulnerability of digital infrastructure and emphasizes the need to strengthen security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Here are all the outage events for July 19, 2024 that we found (list is updated):

• Spain’s airports have experienced «a computer system incident», it could lead to flight delays – operator Aena
• American Airlines has banned takeoff for all of its planes because of a communications problem, the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration says

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• Three more U.S. airlines, including United Airlines and Delta Airlines, have suspended flights due to communications problems, the civil aviation authority

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• Berlin Airport reported possible check-in delays due to a technical glitch
• A global technical glitch involving Microsoft laptops has hit Australia, causing mass casualties for carriers, banks and airlines, Australia’s ABC reported.
• The failure of Microsoft’s Azure cloud storage platform caused at least 130 U.S. airlines to cancel at least 130 and delay more than 200 flights, CNN reported.
• The global disruption, which paralyzed the work of airlines and airports around the world, has not yet affected Russia.
• British TV channel Sky News said it was unable to broadcast its TV program this morning due to a Windows outage.
• Residents of the US state of Alaska are unable to call emergency services due to a major local communications failure, local TV station News Center Fairbanks reported.
• Edinburgh Airport has warned passengers of possible increased waiting times due to an IT system failure.
• Irish airline Ryanair has warned customers of possible disruption – statement.
• The start of «lags in Telegram» in a number of EU countries and the US is reported, in Russia Telegram crashes have not yet been recorded.