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Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk
29 Nov 2025 22:53 GMT
… 000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian … Jersey, in which the plane suddenly lost altitude and had … landing in Tampa.
The Federal Aviation Administration has reportedly issued an emergency … calling for the affected planes to revert to earlier …
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Airbus mandates fixes for 6,000 A320 planes after solar radiation disrupts flight controls
29 Nov 2025 23:08 GMT
According to Techcrunch
Delays and cancellations of flights worldwide were observed after Airbus ordered fixes to about 6,000 A320 family aircraft, The Guardian reports.
The company explains that the cause lies in the conclusions of an analysis of a recent …
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FAA Declares Emergency Order; Grounds Jets From Multiple Airlines due to Geomagnetic Storm Threat
29 Nov 2025 20:39 GMT
… world. Image: Grok
The FAA has issued an Emergency … the airplanes’ elevator ailerons, a critical part of the plane that … certifies the European-made Airbus airplanes. The European EAD was … for necessary upgrades. The FAA encourages people checking with their …
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Plane crash kills 2, federal investigation underway
29 Nov 2025 20:23 GMT
… Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Later, after they were …
“Prior to landing, the plane crashed in the gravel quarry … to published reports, the plane was 2003 Socata TBM 700 … single-engine turbo propeller plane and it took off from …
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Thousands of Airbus planes grounded after faulty software detected
29 Nov 2025 17:00 GMT
… ground thousands of Airbus planes following the discovery of …
Around 6,000 A320 planes are thought to be affected … Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration have called on airlines … quick” software update on most planes, which may cause “short- …
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Airlines Begin Fleet Fixes After FAA A320 Directive
29 Nov 2025 16:54 GMT
The Federal Aviation Administration issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive late Friday evening requiring U.S. operators of Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft to immediately replace certain elevator aileron computers after an uncommanded pitch-down …
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Thousands of Airbus planes need repairs to avoid pilots losing control during a solar storm
29 Nov 2025 13:51 GMT
… of the single-aisle planes, which are the bestselling … in turn, adjust the plane’s control surfaces.
An airworthiness … airworthiness directives from EASA and FAA, American began identifying and … the upgrade before letting affected planes fly again, Simes said. …
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Grounded UPS Planes Set to Miss Peak Delivery Season After Fiery Crash
29 Nov 2025 08:47 GMT
Shipping giant UPS won’t have its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s back in the air before the busy holiday season, an internal memo has revealed. The jets were grounded after a UPS MD-11 lost its left engine during takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky, on Nov. …
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Bomb threat grounds flights at Philadelphia airport: US FAA
29 Nov 2025 08:25 GMT
… swiftly resolved without incident. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop advisory … the Philadelphia Police aboard a plane. The aircraft was later cleared … threat against a United Airlines plane, with the FBI confirming no …
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UPS planes not flying for holidays
29 Nov 2025 07:59 GMT
… as it works to meet Federal Aviation Administration guidelines, said the memo … pending approval from the FAA.
The plane that crashed in Louisville … shortly after takeoff. The plane';s left engine and … by the flames.
The plane only climbed about 30 feet …