Comment by albert_e
What if future aircraft had "OTA" updates to software... using this as an example of avoidable downtime.
OTA updates to cars makes me feel uneasy -- not knowing what new bugs it might introduce.
What if future aircraft had "OTA" updates to software... using this as an example of avoidable downtime.
OTA updates to cars makes me feel uneasy -- not knowing what new bugs it might introduce.
Updates are distributed online, but applied by technician with a portable data loader device (a computer with special - partially standardized - interface cable).
The actual update in this case is about 15 minute work, the often seen "2h" claim is the entire cycle of powering the aircraft down for maintenance, update, verification, etc.