Because Airbus planes are manufactured by a European company, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued the initial order. The Federal Aviation Administration subsequently issued an immediate emergency order requiring airlines to update or replace faulty elevator-aileron control software on about 545 Airbus aircraft — banning further use of the affected software — and mandating the fixes before the planes can fly again with a deadline of midnight on Sunday,

The record-breaking government shutdown may be poised to end, but air travelers are still feeling the pain. Ongoing mandated flight cancellations and less-than-ideal seasonal weather in parts of the country have compounded travel woes, leaving thousands ...

Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy in August, its second filing in a year. The budget airline has been cutting routes and jobs as it seeks to emerge leaner. Travelers may see fewer low-cost flight options and higher prices from competing airlines.

In the aviation industry, safety is paramount, and recent developments regarding the Airbus A320 jets underscore this principle. Following a software flaw linked to solar radiation, airlines are now racing against time to implement urgent fixes.

The sweeping safety order affects more than half of the global A320 fleet and could cause operational disruptions as airlines implement software and hardware repairs.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has formally withdrawn a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers for significant delays caused by the carrier, according to a Department of Transportation notice in the Federal Register.

Spirit Airlines is bringing back a nonstop route this winter between Palm Beach International Airport and a New York City area airport — a route that last appeared in February 2021.