The software fix was ordered after a JetBlue Airways A320 flying from Mexico to New Jersey experienced a sudden uncommanded drop in altitude.
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 and a United Airlines Airbus A319 arrive at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Jan. 9, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
12/2/2025|Updated: 12/2/2025
Airbus confirmed that it identified a supplier quality issue on Dec. 1 affecting a limited number of metal panels used on A320-family aircraft.
A spokesperson for the Netherlands-based aerospace manufacturer told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that the company had moved quickly to address the problem and was taking broad precautionary steps.
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