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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days agoAirlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop
The Independent requests donations to fund unrestricted journalism; Airbus and regulators require A320 software fixes after solar-radiation-related data corruption caused a JetBlue altitude drop.
fromMail Online
3 days agoAirbus issues emergency warning for 6,000 passenger jets
The aeronautics company announced Friday that they have discovered a potential vulnerability in the software on board the Airbus A320 during solar storms, which may hinder pilots from steering or stabilizing the plane while in the air. Airbus issued an Alert Operators Transmission (AOT), a global warning that urges all airlines using the A320 passenger jet to immediately update their software and hardware to better protect against radiation interference.
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