"More airlines around the world announced delayed or cancelled flights Saturday following an Airbus alert that up to 6,000 A320 aircraft may require upgrades. The 6,000 A320 planes make up around "half the European firm's global fleet", according to BBC reports, but experts say the update is relatively simple and planes should soon be back up in the air. Airbus instructed its clients Friday to take "immediate precautionary action" after evaluating a technical malfunction on board a JetBlue flight in October."
""Intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls," it said, adding that "a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service" may be affected. Replacing the software will take "a few hours" on most planes but for some 1,000 aircraft, the process "will take weeks", a source close to the issue told AFP. Air France told AFP it was calculating how many more flights would be cancelled Saturday."
Airbus alerted operators that up to 6,000 A320-family aircraft may need a software upgrade following a technical malfunction on a JetBlue flight in October. The affected A320s represent around half of the manufacturer's global fleet, though experts describe the update as relatively simple. Airbus warned that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight controls. Software replacement will take a few hours on most aircraft, but about 1,000 planes could require weeks to update. Airlines including Air France, Avianca and EasyJet reported cancellations or disruptions while updating fleets and notifying affected customers.
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