Overview
- Airbus issued an alert to operators after an Oct. 30 JetBlue A320 incident led to the discovery of a vulnerability affecting flight‑control software.
- EASA and the FAA published emergency airworthiness directives, permitting passenger service only after the prescribed update and allowing ferry flights to maintenance facilities before fixes.
- Roughly 6,000 A320‑family aircraft are subject to action worldwide, with most returning to service after a short software restore but about 1,000 potentially needing hardware replacement that could extend groundings.
- Mexico’s Volaris and VivaAerobús began fleet updates and warned of 48–72 hours of cancellations and delays as AFAC conducts technical verifications.
- Airlines reported widespread but varying impacts, including Air France canceling 35 flights, ANA more than 60, and Avianca forecasting significant disruptions and pausing ticket sales until December 8.