Airbus , and operators of the multinational European planemaker's A320 family of narrowbody twinjet commercial aircraft, experienced a rather more eventful end to November than would ideally have been the case. Last Friday, it became clear that around 6,000 of these single-aisle planes would require a software update, following an incident where passengers were injured after a JetBlue flight lost altitude due to a glitch.

This morning, the manufacturer has been able to issue a more promising update, with Airbus confirming that fewer than 100 of the affected aircraft are still grounded amid the need for a software update. The prompt response of Airbus and its customers has helped to largely keep related disruption to a minimum.

A Promising Update From Airbus

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