Airbus and European aviation safety regulators say an aircraft heavily used by commercial airlines around the world needs a software fix to address an issue that contributed to a sudden drop in altitu

Some planes could be temporarily grounded after the airplane maker said solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight controls.

Thousands of Airbus A320s, the world's top-selling commercial airliner, require an immediate software update, which Airbus warns could cause flight disruptions. Kris Van Cleave has more details.

One of the world’s largest airplane makers said Friday that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight controls on a “significant number” of its most popular aircraft, prompting a swift response from several airlines.

Wizz Air said some of its aircraft were among those that require updates and that it had scheduled the necessary maintenance, while Air India said the directive from Airbus could

Airbus SE cautioned that a large portion of its active A320 jetliner family fleet will require a software fix after a recent incident involving a Jetblue Airways Corp. airliner revealed that “intense solar radiation” could risk corrupting data critical to maintaining functioning flight controls.

European plane manufacturer Airbus identified a software issue with its popular narrowbody A320 family, potentially impacting some flights for major U.S. airlines.