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2. Excerpt from BBC
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 05:20 PM
14 hrs ago

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How long will repairs take?
published at 16:25

This issue affects around 6,000 aircraft.

For the majority of planes, the fix will involve installing new computer software. This should normally take about three hours.

But around 900 older planes will need computers replaced and will not be allowed to carry passengers again until the job has been completed.

How long that takes will depend on the availability of replacement computers.

It’s not yet clear whether there will be enough parts to meet demand.
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