Jetstar cancels domestic flights across Australia after global Airbus A320 recall

By Catie McLeod · The Guardian World

Immediate software upgrade ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident threatens airport chaos across Australia Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet and cancelled domestic flights across Australia after the aerospace manufacturer issued a global recall of its A320 fleet. Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on many of its bestselling A320 family of aircraft, a narrow-body plane which is also used by Virgin Australia and Qantas. Continue reading...