Airbus Orders Software Fix To Thousands Of Planes Due To Solar Radiation Risk

Flights were delayed and cancelled globally aft Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 bid planes, according to The Guardian.

The institution said it’s taking action because “analysis of a caller arena involving an A320 Family craft has revealed that aggravated star radiation whitethorn corrupt information captious to nan functioning of formation controls.”

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