Europe’s Airbus said on Friday (November 28, 2025) it was ordering an immediate software change on a significant number of its best-selling A320 family of jets in a move that industry sources said would involve some 6,000 jets, or over half the global fleet.
Airbus said in a statement a recent incident involving an A320-family aircraft had revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
“Airbus acknowledges these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers,” the company said.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency will issue an emergency airworthiness directive, Airbus said.
For about two-thirds of the affected jets, the software modifications will result in a relatively brief grounding as airlines revert to a previous software version, industry sources said. – Reuters
