Method for managing aircraft equipment software configurations, the aircraft comprises a device for managing aircraft equipment software configurations, characterised in that the method comprises the steps, performed by the device for managing aircraft equipment software configurations, of: - detecting the availability of a communication link between a server on the ground and the aircraft, - checking, when a communication link is available, whether a configuration file is available on the server and importing the configuration file if the configuration file is available, the configuration file comprising information representing the compatibility between the versions of updates of all the equipment of the aircraft, and/or the list of the places where the importing of the at least one update can be done and/or the quality of the communication link between the place of updating and the aircraft and/or the cost of the communication for each place where the transfer of updates can be done, - programming, when the configuration file is available and from the configuration file, the importing of the at least one software update, the programming of the importing of the update depending on the time included in the configuration file and on the place in which the aircraft is situated and on the quality of the communication link between the place of update and the aircraft and on the cost of the communication at the place at which the aircraft is located, - importing, according to the programming, from the server on the ground, one or more software updates identified in the configuration file and storing the software update or updates in a temporary storage space, - demanding the modification of the software configuration of the item or items of equipment with the software update or updates corresponding to the item or items of equipment. - detecting the availability of a communication link between a server on the ground and the aircraft, - checking, when a communication link is available, whether a configuration file is available on the server and importing the configuration file if the configuration file is available, the configuration file comprising information representing the compatibility between the versions of updates of all the equipment of the aircraft, and/or the list of the places where the importing of the at least one update can be done and/or the quality of the communication link between the place of updating and the aircraft and/or the cost of the communication for each place where the transfer of updates can be done, - programming, when the configuration file is available and from the configuration file, the importing of the at least one software update, the programming of the importing of the update depending on the time included in the configuration file and on the place in which the aircraft is situated and on the quality of the communication link between the place of update and the aircraft and on the cost of the communication at the place at which the aircraft is located, - importing, according to the programming, from the server on the ground, one or more software updates identified in the configuration file and storing the software update or updates in a temporary storage space, - demanding the modification of the software configuration of the item or items of equipment with the software update or updates corresponding to the item or items of equipment.