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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.
Airbus’ U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile just expanded its second A320 assembly line in October to accommodate the company’s plans to ramp-up production. The project doubled the size of the company’s Mobile facility to support other production as well, adding about 1,000 jobs.
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Airbus Safety Alert: IndiGo, Air India and others complete software upgrades on A320 jets - Details
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed on Sunday that the updates have been installed on all active A320-family aircraft in India, resolving the urgent alert issued by Airbus.
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.