Reply to post: Re: Why is there a choice?

Airbus A350 software bug forces airlines to turn planes off and on every 149 hours

JimBob01

Re: Why is there a choice?

hmm… imagine you are waiting to board your plane when an announcement is made

“There will be a short delay to boarding as the technician carries out some maintenance. We appreciate your understanding and hope to continue boarding as quickly as possible”

Wait 20 minutes…

“I have an update on the delay to boarding. It seems the technician has bricked the plane!”

I would guess that the patching only becomes mandatory at the next planned service of the plane so that the process can be properly planned. Up until that point, cold rebooting every 100 hours should be sufficient.

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