EADSY News & Events

Airlines around the globe have largely fixed a software glitch on Airbus (EADSY) A320 jets as part of a partial recall, Tim Kelly, Abhijith Ganapavaram and Tim Hepher of Reuters reports. Airlines that have completed or nearly finished software updates include American Airlines (AAL), United Airlines (UAL), Air India, Delta Air Lines (DAL), Hungary's Wizz Air, Mexico's Volaris, Air Arabia, Saudi Arabia's Flyadeal, and Taiwan's carriers. Many reported no impact on operations.

India's safety regulatory Directorate General of Civil Aviation as the country's airlines completed the software upgrades of the Airbus 320 family of aircraft, Mihir Mishra of Bloomberg reports. IndiGo completed the upgrade on all 200 planes; Air India completed the upgrade on 100 operational aircraft; and Air India Express finished the upgrade on 23 planes.

Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. Airbus has consequently identified a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted. Airbus has worked proactively with the aviation authorities to request immediate precautionary action from operators via an Alert Operators Transmission, AOT, in order to implement the available software and/or hardware protection, and ensure the fleet is safe to fly. This AOT will be reflected in an Emergency Airworthiness Directive from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA. Airbus acknowledges these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers.