00:00Thousands of flights were nearly thrown into chaos, all because of the sun.
00:04A sudden emergency hit the skies as Airbus rushed to fix a major software glitch in its A320 jets.
00:10The problem? Solar radiation had the potential to corrupt flight control data.
00:15Yes, solar flares could have caused planes to malfunction mid-flight.
00:19So what did Airbus do? They issued an urgent update to over 6,000 aircraft worldwide.
00:25And another 900 older jets will need new computers entirely.
00:28But here's the twist. Despite the panic, two major airlines came out on top.
00:34EasyJet acted fast, updated its entire fleet, and saw zero flight disruptions.
00:40WhizAir also patched 83 jets without a single cancellation.
00:44The warning came after a JetBlue flight in October dropped suddenly mid-air due to a similar glitch.
00:50That sparked global fears right before the busy Thanksgiving travel weekend.
00:54Thankfully, quick engineering work avoided disaster.
00:56And passengers across Europe and the UK barely noticed a thing.
01:01In the end, it was a race against the sun.
01:03And this time, we won.
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