Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical. Read more.
The order, issued from its Toulouse headquarters, affects more than half of the world''s active A320 fleet—marking the largest grounding in the company''s 55-year history.
On 30 October 2025, JetBlue flight B6-1174 (Airbus A320-232, registration N946JB) was cruising at FL350 over the western Atlantic when a powerful geomagnetic storm — triggered by an X
Plane manufacturer Airbus found intense solar storms, like solar flares, could cause pilots to lose control of the Airbus A320 series of planes, including A319, A320, and A321s.
European safety regulators have issued an emergency directive after flight-control data on Airbus A320-family jets was found to be vulnerable to high levels of solar radiation.
The emergence of a solar radiation threat to fly-by-wire systems raises multifaceted legal issues that aviation manufacturers and operators must address promptly.
Airbus has issued a global safety alert for its A320-family aircraft after internal analysis found that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight-control systems.
Airbus has urged airlines operating A320 aircraft to take swift measures after engineers uncovered a susceptibility to solar radiation.
A software flaw linked to solar radiation in Airbus A320 jets triggered urgent global fixes, but posed no safety risk to travelers. A software issue on Airbus A320 airplanes required an...
Aviation News – Airbus has issued an immediate alert to airlines after an investigation found that intense solar radiation can corrupt critical flight-control data on A320 Family aircraft,
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