Lufthansa on Wednesday said it will inspect 11 recently delivered aircraft for a possible fuselage panel flaw flagged by manufacturer Airbus earlier this week.

Airbus's directive to realign software of its A320 fleet disrupted flights in many countries across the globe.

Airbus has almost returned all A320 jets to service after implementing urgent software fixes due to a solar radiation vulnerability. Under 100 remain grounded.

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus (AIR.PA) ordered immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the U.S. and sparking disruption worldwide.

The announcement, coming hours after it said that the software glitch had been mostly resolved with an update, sent the company’s shares skidding., World News, Times Now

Airlines have moved with remarkable speed to adopt a software fix for the Elevator Aileron Computer (ELAC) on Airbus A320 Family aircraft after Airbus and EASA sounded the warning on Friday about a flight control vulnerability affecting roughly half of the A320s in the world fleet.

Airbus inspects A320 passenger jets for supplier quality issue affecting metal panels. Resolved issue, new panels meet standards. Learn more.

Airbus said around 6,000 A320 aircraft needed either software or hardware fixes to resolve the issue, and by Monday morning the “vast majority” of those fixes had been completed.

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.