A Latam Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the runway at Bogotá’s El Dorado airport on November 28, 2025.
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American Airlines said Saturday that planes affected by an Airbus recall have received the software fixes necessary to resume flying.
“As of 12:00 CT, there were no aircraft left to upgrade of the 209 impacted,” the company said. “American does not expect any further operational impact related to the Emergency Airworthiness Directive and looks forward to the remaining days of the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, especially Sunday, our busiest day.”
Thousands of travelers around the world were left stranded after Airbus ordered immediate software fixes for 6,000 A320 series aircraft, a move that affected more than half of the narrowbody fleet and forced airlines to ground their planes during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
The directive, one of the most important in the 55 years of history of Airbus – quickly spread to holiday travel in the United States and spread as far as Australia. The disruption, related to solar flares, particularly affected Asia, where the single-aisle A320 family serves as the basis for short-haul networks.
united airlines said six planes in its fleet were affected and the airline expected “minor disruptions to some flights.” Delta Airlines It said fewer than 50 of its Airbus A320 fleet were affected.
Japan ANA Holdings On Saturday, 95 domestic flights were canceled, affecting about 13,200 passengers. The airline, along with subsidiaries such as Peach Aviation, operates the country’s largest narrowbody Airbus fleet, while its rival Japan Airlines It depends mainly on Boeing aircraft.
Air India, which is partially owned by Singapore AirlinesIt said it had completed software upgrades on more than 40% of its affected aircraft and that there were no flight cancellations, although some flights were delayed or rescheduled.
Scoot, another airline in the Singapore Airlines group, said 21 of its 29 A320s required repair and it aimed to complete the work by Saturday.
In Australia, Jetstar Airways canceled around 90 flights after identifying 34 aircraft that required software fixes.
“Starting at 3:30 p.m. [local time]20 of the 34 affected aircraft are ready to return to service. “We expect the remaining ones to be ready overnight, allowing flights to resume as planned on Sunday, November 30,” a Jetstar spokesperson told CNBC.
The low-cost airline and its parent company, Qantaswhich is Australia’s national flag carrier, together they hold around 65% of the domestic market. Rival virgin australiawhich has four A320s in its fleet and a 35% stake, said it was not affected by the withdrawal.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a directive on Friday that a JetBlue The Oct. 30 flight experienced a “limited, unordered descent event.” The US Federal Aviation Administration also issued an emergency directive that same day, ordering operators of the affected model to fix the problem.
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in a LinkedIn post: “The required repair on some #A320 aircraft has been causing significant challenges and logistical delays since yesterday… Our teams are working around the clock to support our operators and ensure these upgrades are implemented as quickly as possible to get the planes back in the sky and resuming normal operations.”
