United Airlines halts departures on technology outage

United Airlines said it halted plane departures Tuesday due to a "systemwide technology issue." United said flights that were already airborne were continuing to their destination. A notice on the Federal Aviation Administration website said the company had requested a halt to departures through 1800 GMT, citing "equipment outage."

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