New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Southwest Airlines delays caused by software?

Ask HN: Southwest Airlines delays caused by software?
3 by marcosfelt | 3 comments on Hacker News.
Southwest Airlines experienced massive delays over the holidays. Some government officials have said this was because of "outdated scheduling technology."[1] I'm curious about 1) what software is generally used for airline scheduling and 2) why the software might be so outdated. [1] https://ift.tt/CLJxlOi