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One anecdote from the report claims that when Patel traveled to Utah following the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, he “refused” to leave his plane without wearing an FBI raid jacket.

The announcement initially raised concerns that hundreds of planes would need to be grounded for long periods, but Airbus said Monday that fewer than 100 planes remained immobilised.

Carriers were scrambling to update software on thousands of Airbus planes after the jet maker recalled about 6,000 A320 aircraft on Friday, citing solar radiation’s potential to interrupt flight controls.

The European plane maker said Monday it was taking a “conservative approach” by inspecting jets that may be affected by what it described as a “supplier-quality issue.”

Airbus shares fell by the most in a single session in over a year after a report of an issue on several of its planes.