Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Amadeus Outage Grounds Some Southwest Flights, Forces Manual Passenger Processing Thomas CaldwellOctober 13, 2026October 13, 20260 A passenger-service platform connects several airport tasks that travelers experience as separate steps. When that shared digital layer becomes unavailable,…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Southwest Outage Forces Manual Processing, Delays More Than 1,500 Flights Thomas CaldwellOctober 12, 2026October 12, 20260 A nationwide Southwest Airlines systems outage forced airport employees to process baggage and boarding manually on Friday, October 9, as…