EASA Orders Immediate Airbus A320 Flight Control Software Changes

Sean Broderick November 30, 2025
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Credit: Airbus
Operators of some 6,000 Airbus A320-family aircraft scrambled over the weekend to undertake software modifications to mitigate the risk of uncommanded flight control inputs from what the manufacturer terms "intense" solar radiation. A European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) emergency...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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