A massive global IT outage is set to have a massive impact on air travel across New York State.

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At the time of this writing, the FAA has ordered a "ground stop" for all flights on American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Airlines.


This will cause massive delays at airports across the state. If you have travel plans, you are advised to contact the airline before heading to the airport.

The Microsoft Patch outage is affecting many different businesses outside the airlines. Local broadcast TV stations were impacted by the outage. Your job might also be impacted by the outage if you use Microsoft products at your office.

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Correcting the issue would be a big task as of right now most experts believe that the computers affected could have to be fixed individually which could take days if not weeks.

This is a break news story, and we will update the information as we get it.

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