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Jetstar flights resume after software issue resolved

Jetstar flights have resumed across Australia after the airline resolved a software issue but a separate passport system outage has also caused delays.

AAP

Airbus A320 software issue hits thousands of planes as passengers face major disruption

Airline passengers booked to fly on the Airbus A320 aircrafts are facing long delays while urgent modifications are made to a piece of equipment susceptible to “intense solar radiation”.

The Independent UK

Very few UK flights affected by Airbus 320 software update

Passengers had been told to expect ‘limited’ travel disruption over the weekend.

Evening Standard

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Data corruption hobbles Airbus fleet, firm orders immediate software fix for 6,000 planes due to data corruption from intense sun radiation

Airbus has instructed airlines worldwide to implement an urgent software update on roughly 6,000 A320-family aircraft after investigators traced an October in-flight incident to corrupted flight-control data.

Tom’s Hardware

French minister says most Airbus A320 planes fixed after emergency recall

Most of the 6,000 Airbus aeroplanes affected by an emergency recall had undergone a software fix by Saturday morning, according to France's Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot. Flights are resuming after the European aviation giant temporarily grounded aircraft around the world on Friday night, though disruption looks set to continue throughout…

Radio France Internationale

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

The Independent UK

Passengers warned of travel disruption as software update issued for Airbus 320

Although not all A320 planes will require a ‘precautionary’ software update, several UK airlines have these aircraft in their fleet.

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UK passengers issued travel warning amid major Airbus software update

Several UK airlines have Airbus A320 aircraft in their fleet

The Independent UK

Airbus A320 Recall Triggers Global Flight Chaos as Millions Brace for Disruption

Airbus issues an urgent recall of 6,000 A320 jets, causing global flight disruption as airlines ground aircraft and passengers face delays during peak travel periods.

International Business Times UK

Travel disruption: Thousands of Airbus planes grounded after faulty software detected

Airlines have been forced to ground thousands of Airbus planes following a software problem possibly linked to an aircraft's sudden loss of altitude last month.

Euronews

Airbus 320 Flight Disruption Linked to Solar Radiation: Experts Explain the True Level of Danger

Thousands of Airbus A320-family jets have been pulled for urgent software fixes after a solar storm triggered a sudden mid-air descent on a JetBlue flight

International Business Times UK

Airbus Orders Emergency Recall Of 6,000 A320 Jets After JetBlue Incident, Triggering Global Flight Delays And Holiday Travel Chaos

Airbus SE (OTC:EADSF) ordered immediate repairs to A320-family aircraft on Friday, a move that affects a significant number of the global fleet and threatens major disruptions across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Benzinga

Grounded Jetstar planes returning but delays expected

Jetstar planes are gradually coming back online as engineers rush to fix a software issue that has aircraft and caused travel delays.

AAP

American Airlines expecting delays amid holiday travel after major software issue grounds hundreds of planes

The software issue comes as 6 million U.S. travelers take to the skies over the Thanksgiving holiday

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The Independent UK

Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop

Airbus and European aviation safety regulators say an aircraft heavily used by commercial airlines around the world needs a software fix to address an issue that contributed to a sudden drop in altitude of a JetBlue plane last month

The Guardian - AU

Jetstar cancels 90 domestic flights across Australia after global Airbus A320 recall

Immediate software update ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident causes airport disruption across Australia and New Zealand

Evening Standard

Travel disruption fears as Airbus says thousands of planes need maintenance

Airbus said the problem was discovered following a recent ‘incident’ in the US involving an A320 family aircraft

The Guardian - UK

Airbus issues major A320 recall after mid-air incident grounds planes, disrupting global travel

Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the worldwide fleet

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The Independent UK

‘Significant number’ of Airbus flights could be cancelled due to solar radiation

British Airways, easyJet and Wizz Air rely on the A320 family for their European flights – but all say they have no disruption

The Independent UK

New satellite images show North Korea building secret uranium enrichment plant

Potential expansion appears in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s directive for ‘exponential growth’ of nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

Fiery UPS plane crash could spell the end for MD-11 fleet if the repairs prove too costly

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the airliner involved

The Independent UK

Can I get wifi in the sky? The airlines rolling out Starlink connection

Emirates, British Airways, United and Qatar will soon (or already do) offer free internet at altitude

Euronews

FlyDubai orders 75 Boeing aircrafts in deal worth $13 billion

FlyDubai and Emirates have made major investments in Boeing and Airbus to accomodate booming passenger growth at Dubai's International Airport.

Euronews

FlyDubai expands its fleet beyond Boeing with major Airbus order

Airbus managed to secure the deal on the second day of the Dubai Air Show, after Boeing dominated order counts on Monday.

The Independent UK

Abu Dhabi's Etihad orders 16 Airbus aircraft at Dubai Air Show

Etihad has placed an order for 16 Airbus aircraft as part of its expansion efforts

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