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Turbulence on New Jersey-bound flight that sent 15 people to hospital may have been caused by cosmic rays from space: professor

Airbus officials blamed the incident on ‘intense solar radiation’ from the sun but an academic believes the cause could come from another galaxy

The Independent UK

Plane suddenly plunged 100ft in 7 seconds, injuring 20. Expert says it was hit by something that traveled millions of light years

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Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing

A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.

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Emirates flight cancelled after colliding with fuel truck at Manchester airport

The ground vehicle came into contact with the Dubai-bound aircraft

The Independent UK

Airbus cuts plane delivery target amid A320 fuselage problem

Output reduction to ‘around 790’ planes comes after French firm issued recall over software glitch affecting 6,000 jets

The Guardian - UK

Airbus cuts 2025 delivery target due to A320 fuselage panel issue

Airbus is expecting to deliver fewer planes this year due to an issue with fuselage panels on some A320 planes

The Independent UK

Air India jet grounded after airline operates eight flights without valid safety certificate

Regulator opens probe into oversight failure involving an Airbus A320 previously flown by Vistara

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Sean Duffy Says DOT Working To Deliver Revamped Air Traffic Control System, Reiterates Dressing Up For Travel — Gavin Newsom Responds

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has kicked off the process to revamp the U.S.'s aging air traffic control technology.

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Production of French-German fighter jet threatened by rivalries, chief executive says

Relations between French company Dassault and the German unit of Airbus are reportedly ‘very strained’

The Guardian - UK

Asian shares advance after a retreat on Wall Street

Asian shares have mostly advanced after U.S. stocks gave back some of last week’s rally

The Independent UK

Airbus Software Glitch Allegedly Caused by Solar Flare; Airlines Now Urged To Use Older, But Stable Version

Initial results claim that the Airbus software glitch was caused by solar flare. Now, airlines are highly urged to revert to older, but more stable version of the software.

International Business Times UK

Airbus Shares Slide Nearly 10% After Report Reveals New A320 Quality Issue

Airbus shares plunged after reports revealed fuselage defects on dozens of A320 jets, raising fresh doubts over production stability and delivery targets.

International Business Times UK

Airbus finds problem with fuselage panels after fixing software glitch

Shares in French manufacturer tumble as second problem comes to light after weekend of flight disruption

The Guardian - UK

Airbus says most A320 jets now have software fix, with less than 100 planes still needing update

Airbus has updated most of its 6,000 A320 passenger jets to fix a software glitch that could affect flight controls

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Delta plane slides off icy runway shutting major airport over Thanksgiving weekend

The Iowa hub was forced to close temporarily as a result of the incident

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Sean Duffy Says Airbus A320 Software Recall Won't Cause 'Major' Disruptions For Travelers: 'Great Progress...'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has assured travelers that the Airbus SE (OTC:EADSY) (OTC:EADSF) software recalls would not cause travelers major delays or flight disruptions.

Evening Standard

EasyJet and Wizz Air confirm flights continued as normal despite software fix

Plane maker Airbus said on Friday a ‘significant’ number of its A320 aircraft would need an immediate software update.

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Ley says Coalition’s migration principles will include ‘issues around language and values’ – as it happened

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Jetstar flights resume after software issue resolved

Jetstar flights have resumed across Australia after the airline resolved a software issue but a separate passport system outage has also caused delays.

The Independent UK

Airbus A320 software issue hits thousands of planes as passengers face major disruption

Airline passengers booked to fly on the Airbus A320 aircrafts are facing long delays while urgent modifications are made to a piece of equipment susceptible to “intense solar radiation”.

Evening Standard

Very few UK flights affected by Airbus 320 software update

Passengers had been told to expect ‘limited’ travel disruption over the weekend.

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Data corruption hobbles Airbus fleet, firm orders immediate software fix for 6,000 planes due to data corruption from intense sun radiation

Airbus has instructed airlines worldwide to implement an urgent software update on roughly 6,000 A320-family aircraft after investigators traced an October in-flight incident to corrupted flight-control data.

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French minister says most Airbus A320 planes fixed after emergency recall

Most of the 6,000 Airbus aeroplanes affected by an emergency recall had undergone a software fix by Saturday morning, according to France's Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot. Flights are resuming after the European aviation giant temporarily grounded aircraft around the world on Friday night, though disruption looks set to continue throughout…

The Independent UK

Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted

Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue aircraft last month

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