6,000 Planes Grounded for Software Update After Aircraft Lost Altitude Mid

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Airbus has decided to ground more than 6,000 A320 jets to implement an urgent software update nearly a month after a JetBlue flight suddenly lost altitude mid-flight

“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 wrote in a Nov. 28 press release announcing the decision

After a JetBlue flight from Mexico to New Jersey experienced a sudden “drop in altitude” on Oct. 30, at least 15 to 20 people were hospitalized for injuries sustained on the flight

Airbus is grounding more than 6,000 A320 jets after a JetBlue flight that suddenly lost altitude mid-flight injured passengers.

One month after a JetBlue flight traveling from Mexico to New Jersey ex