US EditionAirbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
- On Friday, Airbus SE asked operators to implement an immediate software upgrade for the A320 family, covering around 6,000 jets worldwide as a precaution and apologising for disruption.
- After an Oct. 30 JetBlue Flight 1230 incident, Airbus found intense solar radiation may corrupt flight-control data, causing a sudden altitude drop and a diversion to Tampa, Florida, injuring passengers.
- Most planes need only a software patch, while more than 1,000 older aircraft require hardware retrofits, with updates taking about two hours and three flights without passengers allowed.
- EASA issued an emergency directive Friday, and the FAA is expected to follow while American Airlines and Delta Air Lines update about 340 aircraft during the busy Thanksgiving travel period.
- Given the A320 family’s ubiquity, the recall ranks among Airbus’s largest and strains airline maintenance shops already juggling schedules for more than 9,000 aircraft worldwide.
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Airlines in several countries are working hard to resolve the computer problem on Airbus A320 machines. In the case of aircraft of this type, a new software must be installed in the short term after the Airbus Group had informed about the necessary improvement.
Several airlines around the world have announced flight delays or cancellations after European planemaker Airbus on Friday called for an immediate software update on more than 6,000 planes. The update on most A320s takes several hours, but can take longer.
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der Standard DEWorldwide airlines are working to resolve a software problem on 6000 Airbus A320 machines. Dozens of flights have been cancelled, especially on ANA and American Airlines
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IndiGo, Air India, AI Express to fix flight control issues; over 200 Airbus planes impacted
Indian operators have about 560 A320 family aircraft and 200-250 of them will need software changes or hardware realignment.A320 family aircraft, flight disruptions, IndiGo, Air India, AI Express, Airbus A320 solar radiation, IndiGo flight delays, Air India cancellations, ELAC flight controls, EASA airworthiness directive, aircraft software update, aviation safety, uncommanded pitch down, flight control system malfunction, A320 hardware realignm…
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