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What is happening with Airbus

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Airbus has grounded around 6,000 A320 family aircraft globally due to a flight control software issue linked to solar radiation, causing major travel disruptions. Airlines are rushing to install an emergency software update, with some older planes needing hardware replacements. The grounding follows incidents where flights experienced sudden altitude drops, leading to injuries. Most airlines expect to resolve the issue within days, but significant delays, cancellations, and rescheduling have affected passengers worldwide.

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  • Thousands of Airbus planes grounded for urgent software update
  • Grounding caused delays during a busy travel week 9s
  • Delta and United report no operational impacts; few American planes affected 26s
  • Issue traced to JetBlue flight's sudden midair drop on October 30 1m 0s
  • FAA set midnight deadline for airlines to complete software update 1m 24s

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Airbus grounded jets return to service after urgent software fix
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Fox News
4 days ago
Airbus grounded jets return to service after urgent software fix

Thousands of Airbus planes resume service after being grounded for an urgent software update. The grounding followed a JetBlue incident and caused temporary disruptions.

Thousands of Airbus planes grounded after faulty software detected
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Euronews
4 days ago
Thousands of Airbus planes grounded after faulty software detected

A software malfunction grounds about 6,000 Airbus A320 planes worldwide. Many resume service after a software update, but 900 older jets require computer replacements.

Major storm blasts Midwest, impacting holiday travel
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CBS America
5 days ago
Major storm blasts Midwest, impacting holiday travel

Some jets require a critical software update before midnight Sunday or face grounding, compounding travel disruptions caused by a major winter storm.

Major software update for Airbus A320 may disrupt air travel
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DW News
5 days ago
Major software update for Airbus A320 may disrupt air travel

Thousands of A320 jets are grounded for an emergency software fix after a JetBlue incident. The update addresses solar radiation corrupting flight control data, causing global travel disruptions.

Airlines scramble to comply with emergency Airbus software update
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CBS News
5 days ago
Airlines scramble to comply with emergency Airbus software update

Thousands of Airbus A320s require an immediate software update after a flight control issue linked to solar radiation. Airlines must comply or face grounding of affected planes.

Airbus rush to update A320 software after plane's sudden altitude drop
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France 24
6 days ago
Airbus rush to update A320 software after plane's sudden altitude drop

Airbus orders immediate repairs to 6,000 A320 aircraft, grounding them due to a flight control software issue linked to solar radiation. Major airlines report significant disruptions, and repairs are ongoing.

Travel chaos after global recall of Airbus A320 passenger planes
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10 News First
6 days ago
Travel chaos after global recall of Airbus A320 passenger planes

Jetstar and Air New Zealand cancel flights after grounding A320s due to a global recall. The issue, linked to solar radiation, requires a two-hour software upgrade per plane.

Airbus issues major A320 recall, threatening holiday travel
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Reuters
6 days ago
Airbus issues major A320 recall, threatening holiday travel

Airbus mandates repairs to 6,000 A320 jets, requiring a software rollback before flights can resume. Airlines warn of delays and cancellations during the busy travel period.

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