ATLANTA — Disruptions across the world have stemmed Friday from issues with Microsoft systems tracing to a defect in an update with the IT security company CrowdStrike.
The resulting systems outages have caused issues with everything from banking to medical services to transportation. That has included major stoppages of major airlines including Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines.
A ground stop has been in effect Friday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport.
In a rarity, the 11Alive SkyTracker was able to fly over the airport -- under normal flight restrictions, the helicopter is not allowed to encroach on airspace near Hartsfield-Jackson. We were able to see rows of planes sitting idle at gates as a result of the outages.
You can see the remarkable images, reminiscent of idled planes during the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, in the YouTube player below.
CrowdStrike President and CEO George Kurtz posted just before 6 a.m. on Friday that a "fix has been deployed" for the tech issues after a "defect was found in a single content update for Windows hosts."
It remains unclear as of 6:45 a.m. when systems will come fully back online and when flights will be resuming in Atlanta and elsewhere.
More photos of the grounded planes can be seen in the gallery below.
Planes grounded at Atlanta Airport amid worldwide tech outages
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