Minutes away from the aircraft manufacturer Airbus It was revealed on Friday, she announced An accident in the flight control program In about 6,000 of its aircraft A320Many airlines using this model took immediate action.
Air France, Avianca and Iberiawho have that plane in their fleet (the best-selling in the world), Flights were suspended and delayedspeak out in a state of alert.
It should be noted that among the airlines used by it there are also large international groups such as Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM, Aer Lingus and Turkish Airlines. In America, it is also widely used by LATAM, Airolíneas Argentinas, JetBlue, American Airlines and Delta.
And the A320 too It is a favorite among low-cost airlines. Ryanair recently integrated the model after its purchase of Lauda, while EasyJet, Vueling, Wizz Air, Volaris, Viva Aerobus, Spirit Airlines and Indigo are using it extensively in India.
The French Air France canceled 35 flights Due to computer problems. The airline indicated that dozens of these flights were suspended at Paris airports, after the aircraft manufacturer warned of malfunctions that might affect its A320 family aircraft.
Air France indicated that flight cancellations will continue on Saturday, noting that all affected passengers will be notified in advance.
Colombian company Avianca I mentioned “Major” outages. on its flights, affecting 70% of the company’s fleet.
“Although the airline will immediately begin work on modifications requested by the manufacturer, there will inevitably be significant operational disruptions over the next 10 days,” the company said in a statement in which it also indicated that it would suspend ticket sales until December 8.
Spanish Iberia Confirm it Works to make “necessary changes” Its A320 aircraft are safe and assured that Saturday’s operations will not be subject to any disruptions due to the incident detected in the flight control software for this type of aircraft.
As Iberia sources told EFE, the airline manufacturer has notified airlines flying the A320 of the need to update their data. programming In part of this fleet. Given this situation, the company will inform you of the development of the situation in the coming hours.
However, Iberia confirmed that all operations this Saturday will not suffer any disruptions: “There will be no cancellation or delay for this reason.”These sources highlighted airlines.
The problem with the Airbus A320 was due to… Exposure to sunlightwhich affected more than half of the devices in its best-selling family.
The manufacturer confirmed in a statement that the matter may affect “a large number of A320 family aircraft,” but various sources in the sector immediately spoke of about 6,000 aircraft.
An airline spokeswoman told EFE that 85% of affected aircraft will only require a simple computer change Which will only take a few hours, which will not excessively affect your trip plans.
For the remaining 15% it will be necessary Big interventionwhich will require more time and in some cases also changing equipment, although he could not determine the impact on his service.
“We are working with our customers and suppliers to limit the consequences of this incident,” the spokesman said.
With information from EFE and AFP