U.S. airlines report short-term disruptions amid Airbus software issue

Airbus identified an apparent issue relating to "intense solar radiation," which "may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls" and recommended an emergency software update to the A320 family of aircraft – a common passenger plane for U.S. carriers.

Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted

Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue aircraft last month.

Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modifications to 6,000 planes

The European aerospace giant said it had found that intense radiation from the Sun could corrupt data crucial to flight controls.

Airlines race to fix Airbus planes after warning solar radiation could cause pilots to lose control

Thousands of the most popular passenger aircraft in the world need emergency maintenance to protect from a problem that injured passengers and caused an emergency landing last month.

Airlines avert travel chaos after rushing to install software fix on A320 jets

Airlines have averted the threat of major global travel disruption after rushing to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets caused by intense solar radiation. Carriers worked through Friday night and into the weekend after aviation regulators said they must fix the problem before resuming flights.
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