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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah and agencies

Airbus issues major A320 recall after mid-air incident grounds planes, disrupting global travel

A JetBlue Airbus A320 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
A JetBlue Airbus A320 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Airbus said a recent incident involving an A320-family aircraft had revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. Photograph: Eva Marie/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Airlines around the world cancelled and delayed flights heading into the weekend after Airbus announced on Friday that it had ordered immediate repairs to 6,000 of its A320 family of jets in a recall affecting more than half of the global fleet.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the main certifying authority for A320 aircraft, issued the instruction on Friday night as a precautionary action, saying that “safety is paramount”.

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