Aviation delays ease as airlines complete Airbus software rollback

Airlines around the world have rushed to roll back software that powers Airbus A320 planes after the aviation giant discovered a recent update could put the aircraft in danger.

This story starts on October 30th, when flight 1230 operated by US airline JetBlue made an unplanned diversion to Florida’s Tampa International Airport, interrupting its journey from Cancun to Newark. According to a US Federal Aviation Administration statement, “the crew experienced a flight control issue.”

At the time, CNN reported the plane experienced “a sudden drop in altitude” that caused injuries to around 15 passengers. ABC News reported “up to 20” injuries.

In the following days and weeks, the incident seemingly faded into history – until November 28th when Airbus published a press release that opened “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 ...