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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Audrey McAvoy

Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop

Airbus Software Fix - (Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An aircraft heavily used by commercial airlines around the world needs a software fix to address an issue that contributed to a sudden drop in altitude of a JetBlue plane last month, the manufacturer and European aviation safety regulators said Friday.

The step may result in some flight delays as U.S. travelers return home from the Thanksgiving holidays.

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