FAA warns of further delays after United tech issue disrupt over 1,000 flights
More than 1,000 flights were delayed and hundreds more were cancelled after a tech issue at United Airlines disrupted mainline flights at major hubs across the United States.
In a statement released on August 7, 2025, the airline announced that its systems were affected by a “technology issue” on the night of August 6, 2025, and are now operational again.
“We are working with customers to get them to their destinations,” United’s statement read. “The underlying technology issue has been resolved, and, while we expect residual delays, our team is working to restore our normal operations.”
The airline confirmed that the problem was not related to cybersecurity, but was instead caused by an issue with its weight and balance computer system.
In a statement on X, US Department of Transport (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy said that the issue “was specific to United’s operations, and is unrelated to the broader air traffic control system.”
“I’ve been briefed by United CEO Scott Kirby on their company’s internal tech outage,” Duffy said. “The team at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in close contact with their systems operations team, and we’ve offered our full support to help them clear up the flight backlog.”
FAA warns of further delays
On August 7, 2025, the FAA said it was “aware” that United experienced a technology issue and warned that “some delays may continue as they work through the recovery process”.
At the time of writing, the airline has cancelled 113 flights and delayed 105 flights for August 7, according to data from real-time flight tracking website FlightAware. On August 6, 2025, the airline delayed 1,086 flights and cancelled 201.
The issue disrupted flights at several major United hub airports including Denver International Airport (DEN), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), O’Hare International Airport (ORD), and San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
The majority of the disrupted flights occurred at Denver airport, which had 303 delays and 38 cancellations, and Newark airport, which experienced 136 delays and 19 cancellations.
Passengers took to X to complain about the situation, saying they had to wait on the tarmac at airports for more than two hours due to the outage, with no indication of when they would be moving.
Responding to stranded passengers, United said: “We understand that this disruption has caused frustrations during your travel and appreciate your continued patience.”
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