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A single 'bit blip' from a solar flare exposed a critical flaw in the Airbus A320's ELAC L104 software, causing a global safety crisis.
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A single 'bit blip' from a solar flare exposed a critical flaw in the Airbus A320's ELAC L104 software, causing a global safety crisis. Over 6,000 jets were grounded in the largest recall in Airbus history. The cosmos is the new frontier of flight risk.

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