US EditionNo Cancellations Expected at Liverpool Airport as Thousands of Planes Grounded
Airbus identified a software error linked to solar radiation affecting up to 6,000 A320 planes, causing airlines worldwide to perform 2-3 hour updates and some flight disruptions.
- This past week Liverpool John Lennon Airport said it does not expect flight cancellations tomorrow despite thousands of global A320 family flights disrupted by a software issue.
- A flaw in the ELAC flight‑control software made by Thales was discovered after the Cancún–Newark October incident, prompting Airbus to ask the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for an airworthiness directive.
- More than 6,500 Airbus A320 family aircraft worldwide require updates, Wizz Air says, while Airbus warned the patch affects up to 6,000 planes and takes two to three hours.
- The UK's CAA warned of likely disruption and cancellations as around 500 US-registered aircraft will be impacted, with Avianca closing ticket sales for 10 days and Wizz Air scheduling maintenance.
- After the in‑flight injury, regulators ordered quick updates following a JetBlue flight that dropped 100 ft and injured 15, but some aircraft requiring new hardware face longer disruption.
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