Toulouse, Nov. 29 -- Airbus has issued an update on precautionary fleet measures for its A320 Family aircraft after analysis of a recent event revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight controls, according to an official statement by the company.

Airbus said it has consequently identified a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in service which may be impacted.

The statement added that Airbus has worked proactively with aviation authorities to request immediate precautionary action from operators via an Alert Operators Transmission (AOT). The measure is intended to implement available software and hardware protection and ensure the fleet remains safe to fly. The AOT will be reflected in an E...