Airbus issues an order to revert 6,000 A320-series planes to old software, after an incident revealed that intense solar radiation corrupted flight control data
Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the worldwide fleet
The Guardian Nadeem Badshah
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- 28 November 2025 — Airbus update on A320 Family precautionary fleet action — “Toulouse, France, 28 November 2025 - Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. … @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
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@adityarajkaul
Aditya Raj Kaul
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#BREAKING: Airbus has requested immediate precautionary action from all A320 operators to implement a software update to ensure their fleet is safe to fly. Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data [ima…
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@ryanjfrench
Dr. Ryan French
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Our computer systems work via a myriad of components sending and receiving electrical signals. To a computer, there is no difference between intentional electrical signals (which are sent via electrons), and incoming electrons from the Sun/space. (4/8)
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@lukolejnik
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Airbus is rolling out a critical software update. Around 6,000 A320 aircraft have been grounded. The reason: solar radiation can cause failures in the onboard computer. Recently, an A320 experienced an uncontrolled down “pull” while the autopilot was engaged. The cause turned [im…
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@ryanjfrench
Dr. Ryan French
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A big day for space weather, with the BBC reporting that a Mexico-to-USA flight in October experienced a ‘sudden drop in altitude’, likely caused by *solar energetic particles* from the Sun. Here is an explanation and some thoughts as a solar astrophysicist (a thread): 1/8 [image…
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@ryanjfrench
Dr. Ryan French
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Solar energetic particles are high energy electrons and protons released by the Sun, primarily during solar flares. These particles travel very close to the speed of light, arriving to Earth just a few minutes after the solar flare is first detected. (Pictured as fuzzy dots here)…
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@easa
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#EASA has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) for the @Airbus A320 family. This may unfortunately cause disruption to flight schedules and inconvenience to passengers. As is always the case in aviation, safety is paramount. https://www.easa.europa.eu/...
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@drandrewboswell
@drandrewboswell
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Scary! Airbus issues major A320 recall after mid-air incident grounds planes, disrupting global travel. Software needs to be reverted. Not sure how software changes protect from soar radiation? — www.theguardian.com/business/ 202... [image]
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@glynmoody
Glyn Moody
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#Airbus issues major #A320 recall after mid-air incident grounds planes, disrupting global travel - www.theguardian.com/business/ 202... “fix mainly involves reverting to earlier software and is relatively simple” seems straightforward
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