Why Does It Seem Like Airline Computers Are Crashing More?

Legacy hardware mixed with new technology, mergers, and the primacy of safety has made for some frustrating travel days.
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Another week, another major airline is crippled by some kind of software glitch.

If you feel as if you’re hearing about these incidents more often, you are—but not necessarily because they’re happening more frequently.