US EditionGlobal A320 Recall Grounds Jetstar Flights, Sparks Airline Disruptions
Airbus ordered urgent fixes for 6,000 A320 jets after a flight-control system issue, causing global delays and grounding about two-thirds of affected planes, industry sources said.
- On Saturday, Airbus ordered immediate repairs to 6,000 A320-family jets, more than half the global fleet, affecting aircraft worldwide shortly after the announcement.
- Industry sources say the triggering event was an October 30 JetBlue emergency landing from Cancun to Newark after a sharp altitude loss, with Airbus tracing the fault to the ELAC flight system.
- About two-thirds of affected A320 aircraft will be briefly grounded to revert software, with more than 1,000 possibly grounded longer; some 3,000 jets were airborne shortly after, and American Airlines said 340 of 480 A320 aircraft need fixes taking about two hours each.
- Airlines and passengers face disruption as the recall could delay or cancel thousands of flights worldwide, with carriers including IndiGo, Lufthansa, easyJet, Jetstar, and Avianca halting operations or sales through December 8.
- The recall elevates scrutiny of flight-control software, drawing comparisons to the Boeing 737 MAX grounding; it is among Airbus's largest in its 55-year history, with Thales and regulators disputing responsibility.
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Global A320 Recall Grounds Jetstar Flights, Sparks Airline Disruptions
Jetstar Airways, part of Qantas, has canceled flights due to an Airbus recall. The global issue affects over half of Airbus' A320 jets. Fixes are needed before flights can resume. The disruption highlights Jetstar's influence in the Australian market where Qantas holds 65% with Virgin at 35%.
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Bali flight cancelled, domestic routes delayed as Newcastle hit by global Airbus grounding
Passengers told: contact Jet Star after Airbus grounding affects over 6000 jets worldwide. Jetstar cancelled one Newcastle flight, domestic routes delayed.
A fault on thousands of Airbus planes needs to be fixed. Many of them need to be taken out of service – and that will in turn cause flight disruptions. Lufthansa and Wizz Air are among those affected, Sky News reports.
Many flights around the world are reportedly set to be disrupted as Airbus seeks to immediately modify thousands of its planes, the BBC reports.
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