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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.
Air New Zealand’s Airbus A320 aircraft are returning to normal operations, after receiving software updates during a global recall. About 6000 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family were affected, after a recent incident revealed that intense solar radiation could corrupt elements of the planes’ flight control systems.
Major airlines face holiday disruptions as Airbus A320 aircraft require urgent software fixes, affecting American Airlines and Delta fleets nationwide.
US airlines with Airbus A320 jets to face operational delays this week? The Airbus software issue has triggered an urgent update order for A320 aircraft. American Airlines says about 340 planes need updates.