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Bloomberg: United struggles with its computer system, canceling flights and stranding pilots

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United Airlines (Chicago) is still struggling with merging the two companies and its computer system assigning flights with crews according to this report by Bloomberg. Almost 1,500 flights were cancelled since December 30, mostly due to severe weather. However some of the cancellations were due to a system which often crashed. The problems with crew scheduling started when the airline shifted its 10,200 pilots to the scheduling system used previously by Continental Airlines. Some of the information was apparently out of date, still showing retired or deceased pilots according to the report.

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Copyright Photo: Karl Cornil/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 767-424 ER N66056 (msn 29451) departs from Brussels.

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Filed under: United Airlines Tagged: 29451, 767, 767-400, 767-424, Boeing, Boeing 767, Boeing 767-400, BRU, Brussels, computer system, Continental Airlines, crew scheduling, N66056, United Airlines

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