In keeping with American Airways, all plane affected by the Airbus disruption have been repaired

A Latam Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the tarmac at El Dorado Airport in Bogota on November 28, 2025.

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American Airlines said Saturday that the planes affected by an Airbus recall had received the software fixes needed to resume flights.

“As of 12 p.m. CT, of the 209 affected aircraft, there were no remaining aircraft requiring updates,” the company said. “American does not anticipate any further operational impacts related to the airworthiness emergency directive and looks forward to the remaining days of the Thanksgiving travel period, particularly Sunday, our most frequently traveled day.”

Thousands of travelers around the world were left stranded after Airbus ordered immediate software fixes for 6,000 A320 series aircraft. The move affected more than half of the narrow-body aircraft fleet and forced airlines to ground their jets on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

The directive – one of the largest in the 55-year history of airbus – quickly spread to leisure travel in the US and extended to Australia. The solar flare-related disruption hit Asia particularly hard, where the single-aisle A320 family anchors short-haul networks.

United Airlines Six aircraft in its fleet are affected and the airline expects “minor disruption to some flights”. Delta Air Lines said fewer than 50 of its Airbus A320 fleet were affected.

Japan ANA holdings On Saturday, 95 domestic flights were canceled, affecting around 13,200 passengers. The airline, along with subsidiaries such as Peach Aviation, operates and competes with the largest Airbus narrow-body fleet in the country Japan Airlines relies mainly on Boeing aircraft.

Air India, which is partly owned by Singapore Airlinessaid it had implemented software updates for over 40% of its affected aircraft and that there had been no flight cancellations, although some flights had been delayed or postponed.

Scoot, another carrier in the Singapore Airlines group, said 21 of its 29 A320s needed repairs and that it aimed to complete the work by Saturday.

In Australia, Jetstar Airways canceled around 90 flights after identifying 34 aircraft that required the software fix.

“From 3:30 p.m [local time]20 of the 34 affected aircraft are operational again. “We expect the remaining aircraft to be ready overnight, allowing flights to resume as planned on Sunday, November 30,” a Jetstar spokesperson told CNBC.

The low-cost airline and its parent company, Qantasthe national airline of Australia, together holds about 65% of the domestic market. rival Virgin Australiawhich has four A320s in its fleet and holds a 35% share, said it was not affected by the recall.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a directive on Friday that a JetBlue The Oct. 30 flight experienced an “uncommanded and limited pitch-down event.” The US Federal Aviation Administration also issued an emergency directive later in the day and asked operators of the affected model to correct the error.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in a LinkedIn post: “The required repairs of some A320 aircraft have caused significant logistical challenges and delays since yesterday.