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Various-Airbus/Global Aviation Industry
Beijing, China - Nov 30, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Scrolling screenshot showing Airbus's statement regarding A320-family jets
FILE: Broughton, Wales, UK - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of Airbus logo, plant exterior
Henan Province, central China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Qiao Shanxun, director, Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center, Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College (ending with shot 4):
"The so-called solar radiation damage data refers to the 25th solar cycle reaching its peak of activity, which produces high-intensity coronal mass ejections that can trigger single-particle flips in onboard computing systems."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Airbus A320neo flying
Henan Province, central China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Qiao Shanxun, director, Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center, Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College (starting with shot 4/ending with shot 6):
"From a short-term perspective, this is a sudden vacuum in global flight capacity. Having so many aircraft grounded at once is something that may not have happened before. From a long-term perspective, the event would be an extreme pressure test of the resilience of the global supply chain of the civil aviation industry."
FILE: New York City, USA - 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of passengers at check-in counters of airport
Brussels, Belgium - Nov 22, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of travelers at airport
Henan Province, central China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Qiao Shanxun, director, Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center, Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College (ending with shots 9-11):
"China is now one of Airbus's largest single markets in the world, and the impact indeed exists. But I don't think China may suffer a major impact as the European and the U.S. markets. So rather than a shock, this is more of a pressure test and verification of China's ability to restructure capability in civil aviation and the integrated transportation system."
FILE: Tianjin Municipality, north China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of Airbus assembly line, workers
10. Various of A320neo aircraft delivered to Chengdu Airlines
Shanghai, China - November 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of passengers at airport
FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of passengers at airport
13. Airplane taxiing
FILE: China - Oct 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of airplane taxiing, taking off
Airbus's recent global safety alert for its A320-family aircraft will serve as a stress test on the resilience of global aviation supply chains, according to a Chinese aviation expert.
In an Alert Operators Transmission issued on Friday, Airbus urged operators of 6,000 A320 aircraft to immediately implement available software or hardware protections. In its statement, Airbus said it had identified "a significant number" of in-service aircraft that could be affected after a recent incident showed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight-control functions.
Qiao Shanxun, director of the Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center at the Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College, in an interview with China Global Television Network, explained the reasons behind Airbus's sweeping move for the widely used A320-family jets and analyzed its potential implications.
He explained that the reported risk of data corruption stems from coronal mass ejections triggering single-event upsets in onboard computer systems.
"The so-called solar radiation damage data refers to the 25th solar cycle reaching its peak of activity, which produces high-intensity coronal mass ejections that can trigger single-particle flips in onboard computing systems," he said.
"From a short-term perspective, this is a sudden vacuum in global flight capacity. Having so many aircraft grounded at once is something that may not have happened before. From a long-term perspective, the event would be an extreme pressure test of the resilience of the global supply chain of the civil aviation industry," he said.
Qiao acknowledged that the setback has tangible effects on the Chinese market, though the impact is expected to be less severe than in Europe or the U.S.
"China is now one of Airbus's largest single markets in the world, and the impact indeed exists. But I don't think China may suffer a major impact as the European and the U.S. markets. So rather than a shock, this is more of a pressure test and verification of China's ability to restructure capability in civil aviation and the integrated transportation system," Qiao said.
In a latest development, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot told BFMTV on Saturday that the update in response to solar radiation risks had already been completed on more than 5,000 aircraft, while around 100 A320 family planes worldwide will be temporarily grounded as faulty flight-control software is replaced.
Various-Airbus/Global Aviation Industry
Dateline : Nov 28, 2025/Recent/File
Location : Various
Duration : 1'45
Beijing, China - Nov 30, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Scrolling screenshot showing Airbus's statement regarding A320-family jets
FILE: Broughton, Wales, UK - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of Airbus logo, plant exterior
Henan Province, central China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Qiao Shanxun, director, Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center, Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College (ending with shot 4):
"The so-called solar radiation damage data refers to the 25th solar cycle reaching its peak of activity, which produces high-intensity coronal mass ejections that can trigger single-particle flips in onboard computing systems."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Airbus A320neo flying
Henan Province, central China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Qiao Shanxun, director, Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center, Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College (starting with shot 4/ending with shot 6):
"From a short-term perspective, this is a sudden vacuum in global flight capacity. Having so many aircraft grounded at once is something that may not have happened before. From a long-term perspective, the event would be an extreme pressure test of the resilience of the global supply chain of the civil aviation industry."
FILE: New York City, USA - 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of passengers at check-in counters of airport
Brussels, Belgium - Nov 22, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of travelers at airport
Henan Province, central China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Qiao Shanxun, director, Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center, Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College (ending with shots 9-11):
"China is now one of Airbus's largest single markets in the world, and the impact indeed exists. But I don't think China may suffer a major impact as the European and the U.S. markets. So rather than a shock, this is more of a pressure test and verification of China's ability to restructure capability in civil aviation and the integrated transportation system."
FILE: Tianjin Municipality, north China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of Airbus assembly line, workers
10. Various of A320neo aircraft delivered to Chengdu Airlines
Shanghai, China - November 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of passengers at airport
FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of passengers at airport
13. Airplane taxiing
FILE: China - Oct 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of airplane taxiing, taking off
Airbus's recent global safety alert for its A320-family aircraft will serve as a stress test on the resilience of global aviation supply chains, according to a Chinese aviation expert.
In an Alert Operators Transmission issued on Friday, Airbus urged operators of 6,000 A320 aircraft to immediately implement available software or hardware protections. In its statement, Airbus said it had identified "a significant number" of in-service aircraft that could be affected after a recent incident showed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight-control functions.
Qiao Shanxun, director of the Low-altitude Economic Development Research Center at the Henan Industry and Trade Vocational College, in an interview with China Global Television Network, explained the reasons behind Airbus's sweeping move for the widely used A320-family jets and analyzed its potential implications.
He explained that the reported risk of data corruption stems from coronal mass ejections triggering single-event upsets in onboard computer systems.
"The so-called solar radiation damage data refers to the 25th solar cycle reaching its peak of activity, which produces high-intensity coronal mass ejections that can trigger single-particle flips in onboard computing systems," he said.
"From a short-term perspective, this is a sudden vacuum in global flight capacity. Having so many aircraft grounded at once is something that may not have happened before. From a long-term perspective, the event would be an extreme pressure test of the resilience of the global supply chain of the civil aviation industry," he said.
Qiao acknowledged that the setback has tangible effects on the Chinese market, though the impact is expected to be less severe than in Europe or the U.S.
"China is now one of Airbus's largest single markets in the world, and the impact indeed exists. But I don't think China may suffer a major impact as the European and the U.S. markets. So rather than a shock, this is more of a pressure test and verification of China's ability to restructure capability in civil aviation and the integrated transportation system," Qiao said.
In a latest development, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot told BFMTV on Saturday that the update in response to solar radiation risks had already been completed on more than 5,000 aircraft, while around 100 A320 family planes worldwide will be temporarily grounded as faulty flight-control software is replaced.
ID : 8455400
Published : 2025-11-30 17:14
Last Modified : 2025-11-30 21:43:41
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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