An ITA Airways Airbus A320neo aircraft operating the first international journey undertaken by Pope Leo XIV was pulled into the manufacturer's urgent Airbus A320-family precautions over the weekend after a potentially critical computer issue was tied to intense solar radiation. Most jets are complying with this directive through a software rollback and have added further protections.

The Vatican City said that the papal aircraft itself required an onboard computer replacement. A technician and a new computer unit were dispatched from Rome to Istanbul in order to finish the repair prior to the Pope's next flight. This incident demonstrates how a global safety directive can require specific, time-critical fixes when an aircraft is sitting outside the normal maintenance network under the

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