The US Federal Aviation Administration is studying measures to ensure that aircraft flying in US skies are fully prepared for the year 2000 (Y2K) computer bug. The FAA Y2K Program Office is examining its responsibilities in the areas of aircraft regulation and certification, having concentrated to date on the air traffic control infrastructure.
Boeing and Airbus have assured operators that their aircraft will fly through the date change. Boeing says that it will give guarantees, provided that operators comply with directives requiring remedial action .
The US manufacturer has indicated that, although recent aircraft are fully compliant, it has identified equipment in some earlier models with minor software defects. Effects range from display system glitches to problems with programming flight management computers, where problems originate in the navigation database.
Source: Flight International
