21–30 of 184 posts
How is it possible that this wouldn't impact upon flight schedules?
I've noticed that some carriers seem to be suggesting that there might be no impact to flights, but isn't this an immediate grounding for each aircraft until the update is made? How is it possible that this wouldn't impact upon flight schedules?
This is one of the rare cases where, IMO, it makes sense to use a modified title as you've done here.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The grounding of Airbus A320neo aircraft around the world can be traced back to an incident on a JetBlue flight operating a Cancun to New Jersey service on 30 October. > At least 15 passengers were injured and taken to the hospital after a sudden drop in altitude on the flight from Mexico was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida, US aviation officials said at the time. > The Thursday flight from Cancun wa…
> At least 15 passengers were injured and taken to the hospital after a sudden drop in altitude on the flight from Mexico was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida, US aviation officials said at the time. I’m surprised passengers are allowed to unbuckle for so much of each flight. You can get injured while buckled it, but that seems less common.
Only aviation professionals or recovering flight phobics like me who have watched every episode of Air Crash Investigation will take proactive safety measure of their own accord. To normies it's all just a pointless hassle.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
“Analysis of a recent event” I presume they mean a Coronal Mass Ejection.
There was a very large CME ten days ago. The NOAA scale had predicted a high likelihood of disruptions, and had specifically suggested that spacecraft and high altitude aircraft could be impacted. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation https://kauai.ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/CMEscoreboard/prediction/de...
The European Agency Aviation Safety Agency [2] instruction describes the characteristics of the incident but not the date.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/28/airbus-issu...
I’d really, really like to know what microcontroller family this was found on. Assuming that this is a safety processor (lockstep, ECC, etc) it suggests that ECC was insufficient for the level of bit flips they’re seeing — and if the concern is data corruption, not unintended restart, it means it’s enough flips in one word to be undetectable. The environment they’re operating in isn’t that different from everyone els…
I am worried about a software fix for what looks like hardware problem.
Has BoFesc vibes "It's friday, so I get into work early, before lunch even. The phone rings. Shit! I turn the page on the excuse sheet. "SOLAR FLARES" stares out at me. I'd better read up on that..."
I've noticed that some carriers seem to be suggesting that there might be no impact to flights, but isn't this an immediate grounding for each aircraft until the update is made? How is it possible that this wouldn't impact upon flight schedules?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am worried about a software fix for what looks like hardware problem.
Gracefully handling hardware faults is a software problem. The Air France Flight 447 crash was the result of bad software and bad hardware.
So here’s everything you need to know about ELAC.
The ELAC System in the Airbus A320: The Brains Behind Pitch and Roll Control https://x.com/Turbinetraveler/status/1994498724513345637