Air travel hit by global cyber outage

EDINBURGH/MADRID/BALTIMORE – Air passengers around the world faced delays, cancellations, and problems checking in as airports and airlines were caught up in a massive IT outage that also affected industries ranging from banks to media companies.

Some airlines and airports said they were back online, with the US government holding out hopes that the transportation system would be back to normal by Saturday, July 20.

Out of over 110,000 scheduled commercial flights on Friday...