Jetstar cancels domestic flights across Australia after global Airbus A320 recall

Immediate software upgrade ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident threatens airport disruption across Australia and New Zealand

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Jetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet and cancelled domestic flights across Australia after the aerospace manufacturer issued a global recall of its A320 fleet.

Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a “significant number” of its bestselling A320 family of aircraft, a narrow-body plane which is also used by Virgin Australia and Qantas.