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A320 planes are flown by a number of domestic and international airlines, and the required software update could lead to "operational disruptions to passengers and customers," according to Airbus.
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Airbus A320 glitch: Cosmic radiation blamed for JetBlue scare, 6,000 planes’ recalled
Global airlines are reportedly rushing to patch the software on their Airbus A320-family jets following a recently discovered glitch. This glitch affects the system that helps calculate the nose angle (“angle of attack”),
One of the world’s largest airplane makers said Friday that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight controls on a “significant number” of its most popular aircraft, prompting a swift response from several airlines. Airbus attributed the revelation to a recent analysis involving its A320 family of aircraft.
An ITA Airways Airbus A320neo aircraft operating the first international journey undertaken by Pope Leo XIV was pulled into the manufacturer's urgent Airbus A320-family precautions over the weekend after a potentially critical computer issue was tied to intense solar radiation.
Airbus’ U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile just expanded its second A320 assembly line in October to accommodate the company’s plans to ramp-up production. The project doubled the size of the company’s Mobile facility to support other production as well, adding about 1,000 jobs.
Airbus issued an urgent directive on a “significant number" of A320 family aircraft, potentially disrupting travel. Here’s what we know.
Airlines affected by a sweeping recall of Airbus A320 jets to fix a software glitch must carry out the work before the next flight, excluding any re-positioning flight to a repair base, an Airbus bulletin to airlines showed on Friday.
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Solar Radiation Scare Forces Emergency Fixes For 6,000 Airbus A320 Jets As Holiday Travel Faces Major Disruptions
A JetBlue Airbus A320 suddenly dropped about 100 feet during a flight from Cancun to Newark on October 30, injuring passengers and crew and forcing an emergency landing in Tampa. Investigators later found that intense radiation from the Sun had interfered with one of the plane’s flight control computers,