Jetstar cancels domestic flights across Australia after global Airbus A320 recall

<p>Immediate software upgrade ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident threatens airport chaos across Australia </p><p><strong>Get our </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>breaking news email</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3"><strong>free app</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>daily news podcast</strong></a></p><p>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.</p><p>Airbus <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/28/airbus-issues-major-a320-recall-after-recent-mid-air-incident">said on Friday</a> 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/29/jetstar-cancel-domestic-flights-australia-global-airbus-a320-recall">Continue reading...</a>

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