Thursday, December 15, 2011

Reports: American Airlines wins FAA approval for in-cockpit iPads, will launch Friday

If you fly as a passenger on American Airlines premium, which will play a Galaxy Tab. If you really fly the plane, however, will have to settle for an iPad. According to ZDNet , the company won approval from the FAA for use cases "as digital electronic boards and drives the AFM", that is the first airline in the world to be fully compressed friendly. A source close to the situation said
ZDNet

that AA "will begin to operate the B-777 iPad" before spreading to other aircraft, and both first and second generation devices have been approved for cabin use. A pilot of the AA, meanwhile, said

TechCrunch
the shelves of the company will JeppTC (a graphical flight available on the App Store), and all lists on board must fly with an extra battery. The program, scheduled to begin on Friday, could also provide significant savings on paper costs and fuel. According to Seattle Pi source estimates of an iPad would replace only about 35 pounds of paper per year, which translates into approximately $ 1.2 million in fuel costs saved. Experts point out that United and Delta are conducting similar initiatives, the latter reported looking for a specific solution for Android, but for now, only American Airlines has won approval from the FAA.
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