Regional Airline Forced into Manual Operations After Suspected Cyberattack

A regional airline is grappling with a major IT outage that has crippled its digital services and forced a switch to manual flight operations. The airline's website is inaccessible, preventing passengers from buying tickets online, and all flight planning is now being handled on paper. While the company has not officially confirmed the cause, reports of a defaced webpage suggest a deliberate cyberattack. The incident mirrors a similar attack on another major airline in the same country earlier in the year. So far, no flights have been canceled, but the disruption underscores the vulnerability of the aviation sector to digital threats.