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00:02Airbus shares traded lower Monday after the company reported a software glitch affecting
00:06its A320 family jets and said most aircraft have now received the required modification.
00:13According to Reuters, Airbus fleets began returning toward normal operations after
00:17airlines completed a rapid retrofit to address a vulnerability linked to solar flares in a
00:22recent JetBlue mid-air incident. Airbus said most of the roughly 6,000 defected jets have
00:27been updated, with fewer than 100 still pending. Avianca paused bookings until December 8th,
00:34and JetBlue planned to cancel about 20 flights on Monday.
00:37Questions remain about older A320, family jets that need replacement computers instead of
00:43a software reset amid a global chip shortage. CEO Guillaume Forry apologized as the company
00:48faced heightened global safety scrutiny. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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