Alaska Airlines to audit IT systems after global outage

Alaska Air Group said on Friday it is partnering with Accenture to conduct an audit of its IT systems, after an outage earlier this week grounded its flights across the U.S.

The disruption stemmed from a global outage affecting Microsoft’s Azure platform, which has impacted Alaska Air’s key systems, including its websites.

The outage had forced the airline to cancel more than 400 flights, which halted travel for more than 49,000 passengers.

Alaska Air will update its forecast for the fourth quarter in early December, “once the full financial impact of…