Airbus orders urgent A320 safety fixes
Airbus issued an immediate Alert Operators Transmission on Friday requiring software and hardware protections on a "significant number" of A320‑family jets after finding intense solar radiation can corrupt flight‑control data, an action that could cause flight delays during the holiday travel rush, including for MSP passengers. The move follows an Oct. 30 JetBlue A320 incident that caused a sudden altitude drop and an emergency landing; American says most updates will be done within 1–2 days, United says it is not affected, and Delta expects limited impact to fewer than 50 A321neo aircraft.
📌 Key Facts
- Airbus directive covers a significant number of A320‑family aircraft and requires immediate software/hardware protections via AOT
- Trigger: Oct. 30 JetBlue A320 control issue and sudden altitude drop; emergency landing in Tampa
- American expects most aircraft updated within 1–2 days; Delta says fewer than 50 A321neos affected; United not affected