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Travel disruption: Thousands of Airbus planes grounded after faulty software detected

Airlines have been forced to ground thousands of Airbus planes following a software problem possibly linked to an aircraft's sudden loss of altitude last month.

Euronews

Airbus 320 Flight Disruption Linked to Solar Radiation: Experts Explain the True Level of Danger

Thousands of Airbus A320-family jets have been pulled for urgent software fixes after a solar storm triggered a sudden mid-air descent on a JetBlue flight

International Business Times UK

Airbus Orders Emergency Recall Of 6,000 A320 Jets After JetBlue Incident, Triggering Global Flight Delays And Holiday Travel Chaos

Airbus SE (OTC:EADSF) ordered immediate repairs to A320-family aircraft on Friday, a move that affects a significant number of the global fleet and threatens major disruptions across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

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Grounded Jetstar planes returning but delays expected

Jetstar planes are gradually coming back online as engineers rush to fix a software issue that has aircraft and caused travel delays.

AAP

American Airlines expecting delays amid holiday travel after major software issue grounds hundreds of planes

The software issue comes as 6 million U.S. travelers take to the skies over the Thanksgiving holiday

The Independent UK

Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop

Airbus and European aviation safety regulators say an aircraft heavily used by commercial airlines around the world needs a software fix to address an issue that contributed to a sudden drop in altitude of a JetBlue plane last month

The Independent UK

Jetstar cancels 90 domestic flights across Australia after global Airbus A320 recall

Immediate software update ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident causes airport disruption across Australia and New Zealand

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Travel disruption fears as Airbus says thousands of planes need maintenance

Airbus said the problem was discovered following a recent ‘incident’ in the US involving an A320 family aircraft

Evening Standard

Airbus issues major A320 recall after mid-air incident grounds planes, disrupting global travel

Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the worldwide fleet

The Guardian - UK

‘Significant number’ of Airbus flights could be cancelled due to solar radiation

British Airways, easyJet and Wizz Air rely on the A320 family for their European flights – but all say they have no disruption

The Independent UK

New satellite images show North Korea building secret uranium enrichment plant

Potential expansion appears in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s directive for ‘exponential growth’ of nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

Fiery UPS plane crash could spell the end for MD-11 fleet if the repairs prove too costly

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the airliner involved

The Independent UK

Can I get wifi in the sky? The airlines rolling out Starlink connection

Emirates, British Airways, United and Qatar will soon (or already do) offer free internet at altitude

The Independent UK

FlyDubai orders 75 Boeing aircrafts in deal worth $13 billion

FlyDubai and Emirates have made major investments in Boeing and Airbus to accomodate booming passenger growth at Dubai's International Airport.

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FlyDubai expands its fleet beyond Boeing with major Airbus order

Airbus managed to secure the deal on the second day of the Dubai Air Show, after Boeing dominated order counts on Monday.

The Independent UK

Abu Dhabi's Etihad orders 16 Airbus aircraft at Dubai Air Show

Etihad has placed an order for 16 Airbus aircraft as part of its expansion efforts

Euronews

Emirates places $38bn order for 65 Boeing 777-9s at Dubai Air Show

The airline plans to begin receiving deliveries in 2027, as it expands its fleet to meet growing demand through Dubai, one of the world’s busiest travel hubs.

The Conversation

Plane and car crash testing is still designed to keep men safe. That puts women in danger

The next time you board a commercial flight and are told how to sit in the brace position for an emergency landing, consider this: did you know that international plane safety testing only requires adult male crash test dummies?

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The Independent UK

Princess Anne ‘flies’ Airbus A350 during Singapore trip

The Princess Royal was assured the A350 would be ‘gentle’

Evening Standard

Anne straps into pilot’s seat to test Airbus flight simulator in Singapore

The Princess Royal visited Airbus and Rolls-Royce facilities on Thursday during her two-day visit.

Benzinga

Meet The Startup CEO Turning Carbon Cleanup Into A Major Investment Opportunity

London-based carbon emissions reduction startup CUR8 made news recently when it received seed funding from a source associated more with fuel-guzzling air travel than sustainability: Airbus Ventures, the venture capital arm of European multinational aerospace giant Airbus. Other investors included Google Ventures and CapitalT.

The Independent UK

Record-breaking Qantas plane for non-stop London-Sydney flights revealed

Airbus A350 can fly for up to 22 hours without refuelling to overcome ‘the tyranny of distance’

AAP

Qantas shares at six-month low as business travel slows

Qantas is vowing to adjust domestic capacity because there's been less demand for business flights than it had forecast.

MarketBeat

Boeing Closes in on Airbus With Best Delivery Quarter Since 2018

Boeing is getting planes to customers faster than it has in a long time, and catching up to Airbus. See what it means for investors.

The Independent UK

Ryanair made a fortune this summer – so why are their prices still rising?

‘The EU Parliament is proposing even more stupid rules’, says Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

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