A faulty app caused American Airlines to ground dozens of its jets.
The glitch caused iPad software - used by the planes' pilots and co-pilots for viewing flight plans - to stop working.
The firm's cockpits went "paperless" in 2013 to save its staff having to lug heavy paperwork on board. AA estimated the move would save it more than $1.2m (£793,600) in fuel every year.
The company said that it had now found a fix for the problem.
"We experienced technical issues with an application installed on some pilot iPads," said a spokesman.
"This issue was with the third-party application, not the iPad, and caused some departure delays last night and this morning.
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