It announced today that it had encountered “quality issues” with metal panels manufactured by one of its subcontractors for the AirbusA320 aircraft, with the manufacturer stressing that the incident had been “identified” and “contained”.
Airbus is “currently inspecting all potentially affected aircraft, while recognizing that only some will require further action,” a spokesman for the European aerospace giant told AFP, confirming reports that sent the company’s share price tumbling on the Paris Stock Exchange.
Earlier the company announced that fewer than 100 Airbus A320s remain grounded due to software vulnerable to solar radiation out of the 6,000 aircraft affected by the order.
The necessary intervention has been carried out on the “vast majority” of these aircraft since the problem was reported on Friday, Airbus said in a statement, explaining that it is working with airlines to modify the software of the remaining 100 aircraft to ensure they can return to flight.
The European aviation giant announced on Friday night the recall of 6,000 AirbusA320s to urgently replace navigation software that proved vulnerable under certain and rare conditions to solar radiation, following an incident in late October in the United States.
