Colombian Aviancapart of Hold the lesson next to goalannounced to the markets on Monday (the first) that it has completed 90% of the software update for the fleet affected by the recall. Airbus A320 aircraft. An update was necessary after contacting him airbus manufacturer, On Friday (28), due to an equipment malfunction.
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According to the company, with good progress being made, the airline has reopened departure sales from December 5.
“The airline continues to work closely with the authorities and the manufacturer to fully restore operations as quickly as possible. To date, 233 flights and 35,708 passengers have been affected – 29,881 of them in Colombia,” Avianca said.
According to the company, all affected customers received alternatives, such as rebooking on Avianca flights, rebooking on flights from other airlines with which the company has a commercial partnership, and refunding amounts paid for unused segments.
Airbus has requested the recall of thousands of aircraft from the A320 family. The recall was necessary after an accident that occurred in October on a flight in North America JetBlue. During the flight, the plane ended up making a sudden landing without the pilots’ orders, resulting in some passengers being injured.
Investigations later showed that the ELAC (Elevator and Aileron Computer) system, a computer responsible for helping manage the plane’s stability, had been compromised by solar radiation.
In total, the strike affected 6,000 aircraft of the model, which is considered the best-selling in the world. Airbus informed the market on Monday that the vast majority of aircraft have already received the necessary modifications.
“We are working with our airline customers to support the modification of fewer than 100 remaining aircraft, to ensure they are able to return to service,” he said in a statement.