United Airlines Flights Grounded Briefly for Computer Issues

United Airlines temporarily halted all takeoffs in the U.S. early Tuesday because of automation issues. Planes in the air weren’t affected.

The stoppage involving the world’s second-largest airline lasted for less than an hour, according to air traffic control notices from the Federal Aviation Administration. Chicago-based United said by e-mail, “We began delaying flights at approx. 8 a.m. CT to ensure aircraft departed with proper dispatch information. Flights are now departing.”