EasyJet said it has completed an upgrade of its software after concerns over computer safety forced mass cancellations across a number of airlines.
On Friday Airbus issued a worldwide directive to all airlines operating A320 aircraft that they required a crucial modification to avoid interference by the sun.
Over 6,000 planes were thought to have been affected and hit during a major holiday in the US which is home to four of the biggest A320 model operators: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue and United Airlines
The issue was discovered after a JetBlue aircraft en-route from Mexico to the United States experienced a “sudden drop in altitude” in October
It’s thought the incident was caused by interference from intense solar radiation, which corrupted data in a computer which controls the aircraft’s elevation
Disruption at UK airports was fairly limited.
This morning EasyJet said it had “worked closely with regulators and Airbus to determine the necessary immediate actions.”
It added: “easyJet completed the required software updates on all operational aircraft requiring the update over the weekend.
“Our flying programme operated as normal throughout the weekend and is expected to continue to do so. Our financial outlook remains in line with that set out on 25 November at our FY25 results release.
Kenton Jarvis, easyJet’s CEO, said: “Safety is, and always will be, our absolute priority. I’m incredibly proud of our engineering teams, who worked around the clock over the weekend to implement the necessary software updates.
“This work was completed without any disruption to our flying programme, and I would like to thank all of our engineering and operational colleagues for their continued dedication.”
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