European aerospace giant Airbus has warned flights will be disrupted after it requested immediate modifications to thousands of its planes
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Airbus issues a recall that will impact hundreds of US planes, including those from American Airlines and Delta
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Airbus issued a recall
Airbus said it has recalled some of its A320 jets due to data corruption risks from solar flares.
The recall could impact hundreds of planes in the US.
American Airlines and Delta said they are updating aircraft software to prevent flight delays.
The planemaker Airbus issued a major recall on Friday that will affect hundreds of planes in the US, including some operated by American Airlines and Delta.
The company said it discovered a potential data corruption issue on many of its A320 jets.
The move comes after the discovery that intense radiation from the Sun could corrupt data crucial to flight controls
About 6,000 planes are thought to be affected, which makes up about half of Airbus’s global fleet, but it is understood most will be able to undergo a simple software update
The UK’s aviation regulator has said carrying out the updates would likely cause “some disruption and cancellations to flights”
American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Air India, Wizz Air and Air New Zealand have all warned of disruption to flights
