Common US plane operator Alaska Airways carried out a fleet-wide grounding order for plane working below its major model, in line with a Federal Aviation Administration discover issued Sunday night.The FAA’s advisory, launched shortly after 9 pm Sunday, got here with out speedy rationalization. The directive impacts over 200 plane flying below the Alaska Airways banner, whereas excluding planes operated by its subsidiary firms.The Alaska Air Group additionally requested floor stops for all Horizon Air flights, the regional subsidiary working Alaska Airways flights. The FAA standing web page confirmed that every one locations had been impacted by the bottom cease of Alaska’s mainline plane and Horizon’s operations, accordin to Reuters.Alaska Air Group maintained an operational fleet of 238 Boeing 737 plane and 87 Embraer 175 plane, in line with its web site.Later, the airline was quoted by ABC Information saying, “At roughly 8 pm Pacific on Sunday, Alaska Airways skilled an IT outage that’s impacting our operations. We requested a brief, system-wide floor cease for Alaska and Horizon Air flights till the difficulty is resolved.” “We apologize to our visitors for this inconvenience. There shall be residual impacts to our operation all through the night. If you’re touring tonight, please examine the standing of your flight earlier than leaving for the airport,” it added.