French manufacturer had to ground thousands of planes at weekend but fewer than 100 now need update
Airbus has fixed most of its jets affected by a software glitch, averting further travel disruption after a technical problem grounded thousands of its planes.
Airlines around the world cancelled and delayed flights over the weekend after the French plane manufacturer ordered immediate repairs to 6,000 of its A320 family of jets, more than half of its global fleet.
Airbus said on Friday that analysis of a recent incident had revealed “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls”.
The alert marked the biggest recall in Airbus’s 55-year history and came only weeks after the A320 overtook the rival Boeing 737 as the most-delivered jet.
