Airbus news today: Are EasyJet and Wizz Air flights affected, what’s the latest update?
After a fault was uncovered, Airbus has requested the immediate modification of thousands of planes.
On October 30, a JetBlue Airways A320 suffered a sudden drop in altitude, this resulted in the plane having to make an emergency landing in Florida and it is believed at least 15 people suffered injuries as a result. After a fault was uncovered affecting thousands of aircrafts, Airbus has requested the immediate modification of thousands of planes.
In a statement, Airbus said: “Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
“Airbus has consequently identified a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.
“Airbus has worked proactively with the aviation authorities to request immediate precautionary action from operators via an Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) in order to implement the available software and/or hardware protection, and ensure the fleet is safe to fly. This AOT will be reflected in an Emergency Airworthiness Directive from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
“Airbus acknowledges these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and will work closely with operators, while keeping safety as our number one and overriding priority.”
EasyJet has issued a statement which reads: “Following the global directive to all airlines operating aircraft in the A320 family, we have commenced a full rollout of the required software update. The update has already been completed on a significant number of our aircraft, and we plan to operate our flight programme normally today (Saturday, 29th November 2025).
“While some adjustments to the schedule may be necessary during the rollout, we will keep you informed of any changes via the email used at the time of booking, SMS, and Flight Tracker as soon as we know.
“If you have a planned trip but are not travelling in the next few days, there’s nothing you need to do. We are working tirelessly to ensure the required software updates are completed as quickly as possible, and we want to reassure all our customers that safety is always our highest priority.”
The Mirror reported that “Low-cost airline Wizz Air warned that their passengers may face disruption over the weekend as a result of the update. The airline said it has already immediately scheduled the necessary maintenance to ensure full compliance with the identified mitigation and as a result, some flights will be affected over the weekend.”