A recent incident involving an A320 plane has revealed that intense solar radiation can affect the control of the aircraft, due to a software glitch, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced on Friday.
The A320 is Airbus' most widely used aircraft with more than 11,000 in service worldwide. Over 6,500 planes could be in need of the update and will not be allowed to take off until it is implemented.
This has led to hundreds of canceled flights around the world, with perhaps the greatest impact on travelers in the United States, where the Thanksgiving holiday means many are on the move.
According to Norwegian public service broadcaster NRK, Norwegian has no planes of the current model. The airline SAS wrote in a press release on Friday evening that it is following the directive but is not giving any information on whether it will mean that departures need to be cancelled.
Finnair states that it has carried out all updates on the twelve affected planes during the night of Saturday and that all flights will operate as usual, reports HBL .
Sources familiar with the situation tell Bloomberg that most of the aircraft can be upgraded from the cockpit, but about 1,000 older planes will need to have their hardware updated and will be out of service for an extended period.
