'Limited number' of Aer Lingus planes affected by software issue hitting Airbus 320 aircraft

"Following an alert raised by Airbus, a directive has been issued to airlines advising them of a requirement to update instances of a particular version of software installed on some of the global Airbus A320 family of aircraft. In Aer Lingus's case a limited number of aircraft are impacted, and the airline is taking immediate steps to complete the required software installation. As a result, Aer Lingus expects that there will be no significant operational disruption," a spokesperson said."

"Although not all A320 planes will require a software update, several airlines have these aircrafts in their fleet and could be impacted, the EASA said. "The requirement will mean the airlines flying these aircraft will in some cases have to change software over the days ahead or remain on the ground from Sunday onwards until the software has been changed," it said. "This action is likely to mean that unfortunately there may be some disruption and cancellations to flights.""

""Wizz Air confirms that some of its aircraft are among the more than 6,500 Airbus A320 family aircraft worldwide that require a software update, as recently identified by the aircraft manufacturer," the airline said in a statement on Friday. "Wizz Air has already immediately scheduled the necessary maintenance to ensure full compliance with the identified mitigation. "As a result, some flights over the weekend may be affected. "Passengers who booked directly with Wizz Air via the website or mobile app will be n"

Airbus issued an alert leading to a directive to update a particular software version on some Airbus A320 family aircraft. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued the instruction as a precautionary action and noted that not all A320s require the update. Some airlines may need to change software or keep affected aircraft on the ground until updates are completed, potentially causing disruptions and cancellations. Aer Lingus reports a limited number of impacted aircraft and immediate remediation steps with no significant disruption expected. Wizz Air confirms some of its A320s require the update and has scheduled maintenance, warning of possible weekend flight impacts.

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