Emergency Airworthiness Directive Affects Thousands of Airbus A320 Aircraft Globally: Indian Airlines Respond

Nov 29, 2025 07:28 pm CST

Following an emergency airworthiness directive from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, thousands of Airbus A320-family aircraft worldwide require urgent flight control fixes. Air India and IndiGo are working to implement mandatory checks on hundreds of affected aircraft, with engineers working around the clock to replace faulty elevator aileron computers vulnerable to solar radiation corruption. Both airlines report minimal disruptions while prioritizing passenger safety.