AirAsia calls out Airbus software oversight as planemaker races to hit delivery targetsAirAsia's Tony Fernandes urged Airbus to re-evaluate aircraft software testing after a recent glitch necessitated a global rollback. The in...
02 Dec, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
Indian airlines wrap up software upgrades on A320 fleet following Airbus safety warningAll domestic airlines have completed vital software updates on 323 Airbus A320 aircraft. This action addresses a safety alert from Airbus r...
30 Nov, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
Global airlines race to fix Airbus jets; US reports little disruptionAirlines that said they had completed or nearly finished all their software updates on Saturday included American Airlines , United Airline...
30 Nov, 2025, 08.46 AM IST
Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disruptedA software fix for a widely used Airbus A320 aircraft caused short-term disruptions for airlines globally heading into the weekend. The upd...
29 Nov, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
"It's a very serious glitch," Aviation Expert Harsh Wardhan on Airbus A320 global software issueA serious Airbus software glitch has been detected, posing a significant safety risk. Aviation experts are relieved it was found before a c...
29 Nov, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
Airbus A320 repairs must be before next flight, bulletin showsAirlines face a critical mandate from Airbus. A software glitch in A320 jets requires immediate attention. The fix must be completed before...
29 Nov, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
US F-35 fighter faces another setback as Spain scraps plan to buy world's most advanced plane indefinitelySpain has dropped plans to acquire US‑made F‑35 jets, turning instead to Eurofighter and the Franco‑German Future Combat Air System. Across...
08 Aug, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
IndiGo, GoAir likely to get A320 neo planes fitted with new P&W engines from SeptThe two budget carriers have been facing glitches in P&W engines powering many of their A320 planes.
23 Aug, 2019, 10.25 PM IST
Indian IT firms unfairly targeted in Boeing 737 Max fiasco, says industryHCL Technologies and Cyient said they were not involved in the design of the Manoeuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS).
01 Jul, 2019, 09.52 AM IST
Inside the engine turbulence at IndiGo and GoAirInitially the problems included slow engine start-up times leading to delays and erroneous software messages to the pilots, but the situati...
15 Mar, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Air India seats available for 144 flyers, but airline books 194On Saturday, 194 passengers reported for Air India flight AI 731 from Kolkata to Guwahati when the Airbus A 319 aircraft had only 144 seats.
25 Jul, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
GoAir says airline will be available to fly internationalThe airline, which was flying with a fleet of 19 Airbus 320 aircrfat, also announced the induction of its first first A320 NEO (new engine ...
02 Jun, 2016, 07.46 PM IST
A320 Neo customers to have engine issues resolved only after JuneAirbus estimates a demand for 1,600 new passenger and freighter planes at a combined list price of $224 billion for India till 2034.
21 Mar, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
Airbus A320 Neo planes ordered by IndiGo to have their engine issues resolved after JuneAirbus had informed its customers last December that there would be a delay in deliveries in the Neo or New Engine Option.
18 Mar, 2016, 03.59 AM IST
GoAir may get first tranche of A320 Neos from Airbus in April-June quarterThe start of deliveries is likely to pave the way for the carrier’s planned IPO that have been stalled due to a lack of clarity of the deli...
17 Mar, 2016, 05.33 PM IST
Waiting for Dreamliner fixes, Air India stuck in a bad dreamMore than six airline executives that ET spoke to squarely blamed Boeing for being “slow” in rectifying the problems, including windshield ...
07 Aug, 2014, 07.04 PM IST
Air India blues: 145 Dreamliner delays by over an hour in 181 daysAI had placed order for 27 B-787s as part of its 68-Boeing aircraft deal worth Rs 38,149 crore in 2005 and has so far got 16 Dreamliners.
02 Aug, 2014, 11.36 AM IST