Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident

Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident


A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Las Vegas on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California.

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Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a significant number of its best-selling A320-family jets in a move that industry sources said would involve some 6,000 jets, or over half the global fleet.

Airbus said in a statement that a recent incident involving an A320-family aircraft had revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.

“Airbus acknowledges these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers,” the company said.



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