What we know about the longest ground stop since 9/11
US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack or a Microsoft outage.
US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack or a Microsoft outage, BBC News reported.
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- Microsoft
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