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‘Cosmic Rays’ from Distant Supernova May Have Caused JetBlue Flight to Drop Mid-Air, Expert Says
A space and radiation expert is disputing Airbus' recent explanation of an in-flight incident that left at least 15 people injured in October. Clive Dyer tells Space.com the incident was likely caused by 'cosmic rays' from a distant supernova,
How the JetBlue A320 triggered fleet-wide checks demonstrated the fragility and the resilience of today’s software-driven aviation systems . The hidden fragility of modern aviation revealed by a single A320: The Airbus weekend crisis .
Air-ground radio communications have revealed that a JetBlue Airbus A320 crew in the Caribbean was startled by a US Air Force tanker in their vicinity which apparently did not have its transponder active.
Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden
Dozens of airlines from Asia to the United States said they had carried out a snap software retrofit ordered by Airbus, and mandated by global regulators, after a vulnerability to solar flares emerged in a recent mid-air incident on a JetBlue A320.
JetBlue Airways has modestly reduced expectations for its year-end operational performance in response to a trio of disruptions - Hurricane Melissa, the US federal government shutdown and the global grounding of Airbus A320-family jets.
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Passengers disrupted by A320 software update not entitled to airline compensation, USDOT says
Airlines that delayed or canceled U.S. flights last month due to an emergency government directive to update the software on Airbus A320 planes were not required to provide hotels, meals or other benefits to impacted passengers,
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JetBlue's game-changing mini mint first class is coming—here's what we know about the 2026 launch
Prototype slated to be installed on the first aircaft in JUNE 2026 with installations beginning in AUGUST for the A320s at approx. 20 aircraft per month. The aggressive timeline means JetBlue will retrofit approximately 20 aircraft every month once installations begin in August 2026.