A320 Family Aircraft Issue: Flight Delays, Cancellation Likely; Over 200 Planes Impacted - What Airlines Said

Indian airlines said some flights may be delayed or cancelled on Saturday, November 29, as they carry out the required software or hardware realignment to their A320 family planes to address the potential

issue due to intense solar radiation. A320 family aircraft includes A319s, A320 ceos and neos, A321 ceos and neos.IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express flight operations are likely to witness delay and disruptions. The airlines are working on fixing a potential issue related to flight controls in their A320 family planes and 200-250 aircraft will be impacted in the country. Airbus on Friday said intense solar radiation might corrupt data critical to flight controls in a significant number of A320 family aircraft and that the software changes required to fix the issue would lead to operational disruptions. Indian operators have about 560 A320 family aircraft and 200-250 of them will need software changes or hardware realignment, they added.Read More -Airbus Orders Emergency A320 Recall After Solar Radiation Corrupts Flight-Control Data On Saturday, the country's largest airline IndiGo said it is aware of a notification issued by Airbus, the manufacturer of the majority of our fleet, pertaining to the A320 family planes."We are working closely with Airbus to ensure implementation as per Airbus notification. While we carry out the necessary inspections, we are making every effort to minimise disruptions," it said in a statement.In a statement Air India Express said, "We have initiated immediate precautionary action in response to an alert requiring a software fix on the Airbus A320 fleet. While a majority of our aircraft are not impacted, the guidance applies to operators worldwide and may result in adjustments to flight operations, including potential delays or cancellations."In a post on X, Air India said it is aware of an Airbus directive related to its A320 family aircraft currently in-service across airline operators. "This will result in a software/hardware realignment on a part of our fleet, leading to longer turnaround time and delays to our scheduled operations. Air India regrets any inconvenience this may cause to passengers till the reset is carried out across the fleet," the airline said.