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Factbox-Global airlines affected by major Airbus A320 recall
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 29, 2025
3 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 29, 2025
3 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Airbus recalls 6,000 A320 jets globally for software fixes, causing potential flight delays. Most jets are modified, but disruptions persist.
Dec 1 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus on Friday ordered immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet.
The fix mainly involves reverting to earlier software, but it must be done before the planes can fly again, according to a bulletin to airlines seen by Reuters. Several airlines said the repairs could cause flight delays or cancellations.
On Monday, Airbus said most of the recalled jets had been modified.
Here are major disruptions flagged by airlines as of 0853 GMT on Monday, in alphabetical order:
Aer Lingus
The Irish carrier said it has completed the software updates on all of its fleet.
Air France
The airline said it cancelled 35 flights on Friday after the recall but said operations were back to normal on Saturday.
Air India
Air India, which has 113 impacted aircraft, said it had completed the software fix on all of its aircraft.
Air India Express
Air India Express said it had completed the software updates of its entire A320 fleet.
Air New Zealand
The airline said 27 flights were cancelled over the weekend, with the flight schedule expected to return to normal on Monday.
American Airlines
The world's largest A320 operator said all of its aircraft impacted by the software updates were fixed.
ANA Holdings
The Japanese carrier cancelled 65 flights on Saturday.
Avianca
The Colombian carrier said the recall affected more than 70% of its fleet, inevitably causing "significant" operational disruptions over the next 10 days. Avianca has closed ticket sales for travel dates through December 8.
Delta Air Lines
The U.S. carrier expects any operational impact to be limited.
EasyJet
Britain's easyJet said it had completed software updates on its A320 aircraft over the weekend.
Flynas
The Saudi Arabian budget airline said it had completed the software updates for 20 of its 68 A320 jets without any impact on operational performance.
Jetstar
The Australian budget airline said about 90 flights had been affected, but it expected flights to resume as planned on Sunday.
IndiGo
India's largest airline said it has completed the software fix on its 200 aircraft.
Korean Air
The South Korean airline said work on 10 affected aircraft would be completed by Sunday morning.
Latam Airlines
The carrier said a limited number of aircraft needed software fixes.
Lufthansa
The German airline expected a small number of flight cancellations or delays over the weekend.
Turkish Airlines
The company said eight A320 aircraft would return to service after it completes the required actions.
United Airlines
The airline expects minor disruption to a few flights after it said six aircraft were affected by the recall.
Viva
The Mexican airline said its fleet would be affected by the software update, but no time frame had yet been determined for when aircraft would be ready to fly again.
Wizz Air
The European budget airline said the software update had been implemented on all its affected A320s and no further disruption was anticipated.
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City, Parth Chandna in Bengaluru, Abhijith Ganapavaram, Ben Blanchard, Tim Kelly, Hugo Lhomedet; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Milla Nissi-Prussak)
A recall in aviation refers to the process where an aircraft manufacturer requests airlines to bring back certain aircraft for necessary repairs or modifications to ensure safety and compliance.
Flight cancellations occur when an airline decides to not operate a scheduled flight, often due to safety concerns, operational issues, or external factors like weather.
Operational disruption refers to interruptions in the normal functioning of an airline, which can lead to delays, cancellations, or changes in flight schedules.
The A320 is a family of narrow-body, twin-engine jet airliners designed and produced by Airbus, widely used for short to medium-haul flights.
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