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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan Howe and Sami Quadri

Travel disruption fears as Airbus says thousands of planes need maintenance

Airbus has warned that passengers may face travel disruptions ahead of the festive period, after it requested immediate repairs to thousands of its planes.

Around 6,000 planes, roughly half of the European aerospace giant’s global fleet, have been recalled, after it was discovered that strong solar radiation can corrupt data used by aircraft flight-control systems.

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