Global airlines race to fix jets
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Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways secured the top three spots. American Airlines was the highest-rated U.S. carrier, placing 11th in the global ranking. A new ranking of global airlines just dropped, and no U.S. carrier cracked the top 10.
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela prompted many airlines to cancel flights to the South American nation and strand some passengers.
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A solar radiation–linked software flaw in Airbus A320 jets triggered urgent global fixes, causing possible delays but no safety risk for travelers.
Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets on Saturday as a partial recall by the European planemaker halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened US travel over the busiest weekend of the year.
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Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed
Airlines have averted the threat of major global travel disruption after rushing to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets caused by intense solar radiation. Carriers worked through Friday night and into the weekend after aviation regulators said they must fix the problem before resuming flights.
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