Airbus announced the recall of around 6000 A320 aircraft due to a defect in the ‘software’ flight control system that can “cause short-term disruption” and, therefore, it must be updated and reviewed so that the safety of those flying on these planes is guaranteed.
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the United States Federal Aviation Administration have called on airlines that have these planes to resolve the issue.
A TAP It is just one of several companies affected, with 55 A320 planes, but there will be no cancellation of flights, a source from the Portuguese airline assured the Lusa agency this Saturday.
The UK Aviation Regulatory Authority has stated that there will be “some disruptions and flight cancellations”while around 500 planes registered in the United States will be affected, according to Euronews.
A Air Franceone of the largest airlines in Europe, canceled 35 flights due to problems with ‘software’ detected by Airbus on A320 aircraft, caused by exposure to solar radiation.
The French airline reported that around ten of these flights were suspended at Paris airports after the plane manufacturer warned of failures that could affect the A320 family, its best-selling aircraft.
Flight cancellations affected passengers on Friday and, according to Air France, will continue to affect this Saturday, with passengers notified in advance.
A American Airlines operates around 480 A320 family aircraft and less than half (209) were affected. The airline claims that “The fix is expected to take around two hours per plane, with the vast majority being updated on Friday and a small number on Saturday”with some delays expected but avoiding cancellations, despite stressing that safety continues to be its main priority.
I and EasyJet warned passengers of possible delays, as the change of trains was underway ‘software’ on A320 planes, and was responsible for informing customers if there were any flight changes.
And a Air India revealed, on the social network X, that the airline’s engineers had already updated the ‘software’ in more than 40% of the planes that need to do so and that no cancellations had been recorded.
O ‘software’ defective, known as the Elevator and Aileron Computer (ELAC), is produced by the aerospace and defense company Thales.
It was following the October 30 incident on a flight from Cancún, Mexico, to Newark, New Jersey, in which at least 15 JetBlue passengers were injured and taken to the hospital, that sparked the warning. The plane was diverted to Tampa, Florida.
Airbus is one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, alongside Boeing.