Airlines scramble to fix software glitch on A320 jets after partial recall
發佈日期: 2025-11-30 19:53
TVB News
Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets on Saturday as a partial recall by the European planemaker halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened US travel over the busiest weekend of the year.
Airlines worked through the night after global regulators told them to remedy the software glitch before resuming flights.
By Saturday several carriers including American Airlines, Air India and Delta Air said they had finished or nearly completed the fix to their fleets. Many reported no impact on operations but Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury still apologised to affected airlines and passengers on social media.
Airbus had previously issued a statement indicating that critical data in the flight control system of its A320 series aircraft was susceptible to damage from strong solar radiation, necessitating an emergency grounding for software maintenance and upgrades affecting approximately 6,000 aircraft world wide.
The quick overnight fixes have helped head off the worst-case scenario in the US during high demand for flights over the Thanksgiving holiday period.
In Japan, All Nippon Airways which operates more than 30 of the affected planes cancelled 65 domestic flights for Saturday. Additional cancellations for Sunday are possible, authorities said.
This man said, "I am now thinking about taking the train to Kochi, after taking the bullet train to Okayama from Tokyo.I guess it will take roughly 7 hours.
Friday's software alert followed an unintended loss of altitude on an October 30th JetBlue flight from Cancun, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey, which injured 10 passengers, according to France's DEA accident agency which is probing the incident.
