US EditionAirbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
Airbus requires urgent software and hardware updates on about 6,000 A320 jets worldwide after solar radiation corrupted flight-control data, causing operational disruptions, Airbus said.
- On Friday, Airbus SE ordered immediate repairs to 6,000 A320-family jets in one of its most sweeping safety alerts.
- After an Oct. 30 JetBlue flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, New Jersey, suffered a sudden downward pitch and diverted to Tampa, Florida, Airbus analysis found intense solar radiation may corrupt flight-control data.
- Technicians say most jets can be updated from the cockpit in about two hours, but around 1,000 older A320s will need hardware retrofits, Airbus said.
- Regulators warned of short-term flight disruptions as airlines implement mandatory updates during peak travel, with American Airlines Group Inc. saying some 340 of its 480 A320s require the fix.
- The A320 family anchors global short‑haul networks, with Cirium data showing 1,414,516 flights in September and around 8 million seats departing daily, making this recall a major event for Airbus SE.
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Why are Airbus planes being recalled worldwide? How are Indian airlines affected?
Air travel around the world is seeing an unexpected hiccup after aircraft manufacturer Airbus recalled its popular A320-family aircraft fleet. Nearly 6,000 jets, about half of all A320-family aircraft in operation worldwide, have been pulled in for a mandatory software update, blamed on solar radiation. In India, more than 200 A320 planes operated by IndiGo and Air India will stay grounded as work to fix the issue remains ongoing
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