The announcement, coming hours after it said that the software glitch had been mostly resolved with an update, sent the company’s shares skidding., World News, Times Now

Airbus is recalling 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets for immediate repairs, a move affecting more than half the global fleet that could disrupt the U.S.’ busiest travel weekend of the year and ripple worldwide.

The change must be carried out before the next routine flight, and is among the largest mass recalls affecting Airbus.

Airbus has issued a recall for 6,000 A320 jets worldwide due to potential data corruption from solar flares. This action threatens to disrupt global air travel, particularly during a busy travel weekend.

Airbus has almost returned all A320 jets to service after implementing urgent software fixes due to a solar radiation vulnerability. Under 100 remain grounded.

Avianca grounds 70%+ of its fleet for urgent Airbus A320 software update, freezes sales to Dec 8, disrupting thousands.

Airbus has issued a major safety advisory and mandatory repair order for 6,000 A320 family jets to fix a software glitch before they can fly again. The fix, which mainly involves reverting to an earlier software version is causing global flight delays and cancellations for multiple airlines.

The quality issue is a fresh blow for the plane maker, which has been struggling to overcome supply-chain snarls and ramp up production.