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Airbus on Friday ordered immediate repairs to all of its thousands of family planes, affecting major carriers including American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
The order affects nearly 6,000 Jets, making it one of the largest in the history of the European Aerospace Giadospace Giant. The move also comes amid the best travel weekend of the year in the US, according to Reuters.
“Analysis of a recent event involving A320 family aircraft revealed that intense solar radiation can damage data critical to the operation of flight controls,” Airbus said in a statement. “Airbus has revealed a large number of A320 family aircraft currently in service that is not affected.”
The recall was created by Oct. 30 Jetblue Flight traveling from Cancun to ENTERY TO ENTERY NEW REAL ESTATE OF TAMPA after a sudden fire injured passengers, according to the Officials.
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Fuselage parts of an Airbus A320 – family plane are seen at the Montobus Center in Montoir-De-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire, France, on July 1, 2020. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe / Reuters)
The fix mainly involves bringing the planes back to the previous software version, and the update must be completed before the planes are allowed to fly, Reuters reported.
American Airlines said about 340 of its 480 A320 jets will need to be updated and expects most of the work to be completed “today or tomorrow.”
The process takes about two hours per flight, according to the airline.
“While we expect some delays as we complete this review, we are very focused on mitigation – particularly with customers returning home from holiday travel,” American said in a statement.
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An American Airbus A320 aircraft flies past the US Capitol Dome in Washington as it comes in to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday, November 7, 2025. (Bill Clark / CQ-Roll call, Inc Via Images / Getty Images)
Delta Air Lines said less than 50 A321Neo aircraft in its fleet are affected and expects all updates to be completed by Saturday morning.
“As safety comes before everything else, Delta will fully comply with the order and expects any potential operational impact to be limited,” Delta said in a statement.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue and United Airlines are among the 10 global users of the Airbus A320 – according to the instructors.
United told Fox Business in an email that the recall does not affect its fleet.
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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 Passenger Jet taxis, on the day before Thanksgiving, at Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 21, 2012. (Reuters/George Frey/Reuters)
Other major carriers – including Germany’s Lufthansa, India’s India, and UK-based EasyJet – said they would briefly ground the affected planes to work on repairs, Reuters reported.
The recall also prompted the Colombian Avianca to suspend ticket sales on December 8, as more than 70% of its fleet.
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Jeetblue did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.
FOX News Digital’s Bonny Chu contributed to this report.
