Jetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet in Australia and cancelled domestic and international flights after the aerospace manufacturer ordered software changes to thousands of its A320 planes following a mid-air incident. Ninety Jetstar flights were affected on Saturday with disruption expected to continue until Sunday, the airline’s head of flying operations, Tyrone Simes, told reporters at Melbourne airport. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Jetstar said 20 of the 34 affected aircraft were ready to return to service. To respond to a precautionary action from Airbus, we have cancelled some Jetstar Airways flights,” the airline said. Two Jetstar flights into Perth and two departures from the same airport were cancelled.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2025 08:55 UTC