Airbus A320 Software Recall: How Airlines Raced to Fix a Solar‑Radiation Glitch and Averted Global Travel Chaos
Airlines grounded about 6,000 Airbus A320-family jets after a JetBlue A320 pitched down midflight on October 30, injuring passengers. Regulators traced the incident to a software update vulnerable to solar radiation. By Sunday, most aircraft had been patched or reverted to older software, easing fears of major holiday travel chaos. Hundreds of flights were disrupted, with Asia-Pacific and Latin America hit hardest.