Airbus Flaw…

[Quantum12]

Airbus just issued a global safety warning after discovering a software flaw in A320 aircraft that can cause sudden drops during solar storms. The same issue linked to a JetBlue flight plunging nearly 25,000 feet and injuring passengers. Airlines worldwide, including major U.S. carriers, are now rushing to ground and update affected jets.

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[BeyondKnowledge]

The article says a software rollback is the fix. It sounds like a bad update.

Airbus automation, "I am sorry, I cannot lower the landing gear without an update. Update will be installed when safely on the ground. Downloading update.... Please land to install update."

Way too reliant on software and fly by wire systems.

[ziplock9000]

Fortunately they are still 10x more safe than Boeing's planes

[Zaphod58]

American had 340ish aircraft affected, and are already down to under 150 left to update. It takes about two hours per aircraft to complete. Delta says they'll be done by tomorrow.

The solar storm thing is a bit convenient if you ask me. The whole thing came about from a JetBlue flight Oct 30, when they had an uncommanded pitch down, injuring 15-20 passengers, causing a diversion. Looking at the solar activity that day, with just a quick search, it looks like solar activity was low that day.

[Sky727]

Fortunately they are still 10x more safe than Boeing's planes

10X Hummm are you an airbus rep or Bot; for that statement is so far removed from fact that it is an uninformed lie... Air France A330 crash in 2009 comes to mind as the computer went crapolla due to sensor blockage.... There were 49 or 50 other airbus accidents..
 

Overall, while Boeing has had more accidents in total, the difference in safety records is not significant when adjusted for the number of flights. Both manufacturers produce safe aircraft, and the choice between them often comes down to factors beyond safety, such as operational needs and airline preferences.
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Flight Volume Comparison

• Boeing operates approximately three times more flights than Airbus in the U.S.
  
• This higher volume can lead to a greater number of reported accidents for Boeing.
  

Yep Boeing has had 60 while Airbus has had 50 all the while flying 1000s of hours per year more than Airbus.

[Zaphod58]

10X Hummm are you an airbus rep or Bot; for that statement is so far removed from fact that it is an uninformed lie... Air France A330 crash in 2009 comes to mind as the computer went crapolla due to sensor blockage.... There were 49 or 50 other airbus accidents..
 

Yep Boeing has had 60 while Airbus has had 50 all the while flying 1000s of hours per year more than Airbus.

It always makes me laugh when people break out a chart that shows Boeing has far more accidents than Airbus, and ignore the part where it's based on NTSB statistics, meaning it's pretty much only US airlines, and overseas Boeing operators that the NTSB assists in investigations.

[ElitePlebeian]

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Airbus just issued a global safety warning after discovering a software flaw in A320 aircraft that can cause sudden drops during solar storms. The same issue linked to a JetBlue flight plunging nearly 25,000 feet and injuring passengers. Airlines worldwide, including major U.S. carriers, are now rushing to ground and update affected jets.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-tra...eekend.amp

According to CNN it didnt drop 25000 feet but 100 feet in 7 seconds? Which also seems wrong... 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/30/us/je...ng-florida