Airbus Grounding Of A320 Family Reveals Complexity Of Modern Aircraft

The new Airbus A320 airliner sits on the tarmac, 22 February 1987, during his first test flight, in Toulouse, becoming the first aircraft to fly with digital computer-driven fly-by-wire controls and side-stick controllers. The Airbus A320 airliner, a significant sales success and a technological trailblazer, is one of the most produced airliner in the world. (Photo credit should read JEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesApproximately 6,000 Airbus aircraft will be grounded to undergo a ...