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November 30, 2025

IN THE CASE of Air India Express, 25 planes have been impacted, and software upgrades have been completed for 17 aircraft as of 5.30 pm.

Akasa Air and SpiceJet do not have any Airbus A320s in their fleets. The upgrade is expected to be completed by Sunday.

The move aims to ensure the remaining fleet is updated before returning to service. “This is to be ensured that no person shall operate the product which falls under the applicability of this mandatory modification except those which are in accordance with the compliance to requirement of mandatory modification(s)/applicable airworthiness directive(s),” the DGCA said in its order.

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