Reuters reports that the software update process on one plane takes two to three hours.
Airbus quickly updated the software in thousands of its planes after discovering a serious defect. As announced by the French Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, approximately 100 machines will remain out of service for a longer period of timebut most of the fleet has already returned to service.
He explained that initially it was estimated that up to 1,000 aircraft may require a longer exclusion from flights, but currently this number has been reduced to approximately 100 machines.
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French airline Air France said it was able to serve almost all of its passengers, with the exception of those traveling on regional routes in the Caribbean.
Lufthansa said that most of the software updates were carried out overnight and on Saturday morning, so no flight cancellations are expected, although there may be isolated delays over the weekend.
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Carrier EasyJet announced that all of its A320 aircraft have now undergone the required change and no flights have been canceled.
“The Airbus-required software update was successfully deployed overnight to all affected Airbus A320 Family aircraft,” it said Saturday morning Wizz Air. All Saturday cruises operate as scheduled, he assured.
According to industry information Polish LOT airlines do not have these machines in their fleet.
The Vatican handed over an Italian Airbus A320 to journalists traveling with the Pope ITAthat a monitor was sent to Istanbul to replace the plane. The part arrived from Rome on Saturday and was installed, and on Sunday Leo XIV will go to Lebanon.
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The software replacement will hit the Colombian airline Avianca particularly hard. As much as 70 percent This carrier's machines require updating, which resulted suspension of ticket sales until December 8.
Airbus explained that the decision to update was made after a recent incident involving an A320 family aircraft. He revealed negative impact of solar radiation on data that is crucial for the flight control system. This concerns a JetBlue flight from Cancun to Newark in the USA on October 30, during which the plane suddenly began to lose altitude due to problems with the control system and had to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Florida. Several people were hospitalized then.
The manufacturer announced that for approximately two-thirds of the aircraft covered by the software replacement, the time out of service will be relatively short. Currently, there are approximately 11.3 thousand in use around the world. A320 family aircraft, including 6.4 thousand is the entry-level A320.
