Airbus in emergency recall affecting up to a record 6000 jets

For aviation insurers and brokers, the implications extend beyond the immediate operational strain. The recall highlights a growing exposure to software-integrity risks in modern aircraft. The A320, the world’s most widely flown commercial jet, relies heavily on digital flight-control systems originally introduced in the 1980s. As carriers incorporate ever more automated systems into their fleets, insurers are grappling with loss scenarios that blend traditional maintenance concerns with vulnerabilities introduced by solar activity, data corruption and digital control architecture.

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