India’s aviation regulator said on Saturday that IndiGo had completed the reset on 184 out of 200 aircraft. Air India said it has successfully completed the reset on over 90% of its operating A320 family aircraft. AirAsia said it aimed to complete fixes in 48 hours.

Flights returning to normal after airlines toil to upgrade grounded Airbus planes

One of the most famous Airbus crashes. The A330 stalled over the Atlantic after pitot tubes froze, giving incorrect airspeed to the computers. The aircraft entered aerodynamic stall and was not recovered. All 228 on board died.

'6000 A320 Grounded': 10 times an Airbus jet has crashed

The autopilot depends on flawless data coming from ADIRUs and being processed by ELAC/SEC. A corrupted value (altitude, attitude, acceleration) can cause the autopilot to instantly disconnect. 

7 flight-control 'failures' Airbus A320 recall is trying to prevent

During solar storms or coronal mass ejections, the Sun releases massive bursts of radiation. When those particles hit Earth’s atmosphere, aviation risk spikes dramatically, sometimes by 1000 per cent.

Airbus A320 recall: How cosmic radiation can hijack a plane’s brain mid-flight

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Flights returning to normal after airlines toil to upgrade grounded Airbus planes

'6000 A320 Grounded': 10 times an Airbus jet has crashed

7 flight-control 'failures' Airbus A320 recall is trying to prevent

Airbus A320 recall: How cosmic radiation can hijack a plane’s brain mid-flight