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JetBlue Flight Injured Passengers After Cosmic Rays Incident

12/9/2025

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On October 30, a JetBlue flight from Cancun to Newark dropped altitude, injuring at least three passengers and forcing an emergency landing in Florida.
Airbus attributed the incident to cosmic rays affecting the aircraft's computer systems and warned solar radiation may have corrupted flight data.
Keith Ryden of the University of Surrey questions the solar radiation explanation, suggesting rays could originate from deep space.
Airbus updates software to prevent disruptions.

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On October 30, a JetBlue flight from Cancun to Newark dropped altitude, injuring at least three passengers and forcing an emergency landing in Florida.
Airbus attributed the incident to cosmic rays affecting the aircraft's computer systems and warned solar radiation may have corrupted flight data.
Keith Ryden of the University of Surrey questions the solar radiation explanation, suggesting rays could originate from deep space.
Airbus updates software to prevent disruptions.