Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk
In Brief Posted: 2:03 PM PST · November 29, 2025 Image Credits:NurPhoto (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Anthony Ha Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian. The company said it’s taking action because “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.” Citing industry sources, Reuters reports that the event in question was an October 30 JetBlue flight from Cancun, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey, in which the plane suddenly lost altitude and had to make an emergency…
