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Emma Bowman

A scheduling glitch temporarily canceled thousands of American Airlines flights

American Airlines experienced a technical glitch in its pilot scheduling platform overnight, reportedly prompting the cancellation of thousands of flights scheduled for this month. (Steven Senne/AP)

American Airlines says it's restored most of the affected flights after a technical glitch in the company's scheduling system reportedly forced the airline to drop thousands of trips this month.

More than 12,000 flights between Sunday and the end of July were wiped out on Friday night because they lacked either a captain, first officer or both, after pilots had changed their assigned trips, the Allied Pilots Association, the union that represents American Airlines pilots, told CNBC.

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