Deutsche Bank | On 28 November, Airbus announced a recall campaign affecting more than 6,000 A320 aircraft due to a critical software fault that posed a risk to flight safety. Although most aircraft received a software update over the weekend, up to 15% still require a hardware update. Airlines have been affected unevenly, with limited disruptions in Europe and the United States. Thales, as the hardware manufacturer, is not responsible for the fault. The financial impact for Airbus is still being assessed. The positives from this event include the industry’s rapid response and the priority Airbus has placed on safety. On Friday 28 November, after the market closed, Airbus announced that a critical software fault in more than 6,000 Airbus A320s, caused by intense solar radiation that corrupted flight control data, required an urgent worldwide software update over the weekend.
Airbus updates in single weekend software of most A320s that had safety risk
