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usonian

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3. Alaska and Horizon. Speculation is a software glitch (which can't happen, eh?)

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 12:45 AM

Monday

Something about the weight and consequent thrust adjustment not working right.
Just speculation at this point.
For some reason, plane weight loads are not accurately measured (because doing so would cost more money?)

Probably based on a 2023 issue involving weight and balance. Long Hacker News discussion.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34847550

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Does anyone know why Alaska Airlines [View all] gopiscrap Monday OP

That would be huge news affecting thousands of people Fiendish Thingy Monday #1

Here's a news report - they grounded their entire fleet, but no explanation yet. Ocelot II Monday #2

Alaska and Horizon. Speculation is a software glitch (which can't happen, eh?) usonian Monday #3

It's being called an IT outage taxi Monday #4