altitude
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Recently 6,000 planes were grounded by Airbus, requiring a software update after one of their planes experienced a "sudden drop in altitude" in October thought to be caused by interference from intense solar radiation.
From BBC
Five new heliports have also sprung up at altitudes surpassing 14,500 feet, higher than any peak in the American Rocky Mountains.
Merops can travel at speeds of over 180 miles an hour and reach an altitude of up to around 16,000 feet, according to one user.
That issue was discovered after a plane travelling between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude as a result of the vulnerability, injuring 15.
From BBC
The issue caused a sudden drop in altitude and forced the Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, N.J. flight to make an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport in Florida.
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