Friday, April 7, 2017

Jin Air, Korean Airlines performed the first electronic flight information



[Gimeunji financial newspaper reporter Korea] sets out the air in the cockpit full implementation without first domestic paper Jin.

Jin Air has received approval to use the EFB (Electronic Flight Information) through your Tablet PC all domestic airline first announced the cockpit from the Ministry of Transportation 7 days.

(Electronic Flight Bag) EFB says the Flight Manual, airports, air traffic charts, business manual and electronic information systems of various electronic documents required for the existing flight crew on the flight.

Jin Air has been applied by operating a portable EFB bar from land use in the last 2014 years the first domestic airline cockpits my tablet PC (Android operating system) unit. Based on the pilot we know the time six months had now approved an additional tablet PC (IOS operating system) devices.

Jin Air will come through a three months trial operation since the 10th is scheduled to begin operating in earnest in the second half after verifying safe operation. I had already paid the tablet PC to the flight crew the power to enforce the EFB.

Accordingly, it is possible to operate the Tablet PC to replace about 20 passports, massive data worth more than 15kg came to the beach in the cockpit. Increased use due to the relatively small volume, light comfort becomes easy to update to the latest manual.

Another flight crew can promptly and accurately find the right information in flight, it increased readability during night flights may also increase flight safety and efficiency. In addition, it is possible to reduce the weight of aircraft to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions, it also reduces a significant amount of paper consumed due to frequent printing of various paper documents can contribute to environmental protection.

The current American Airlines Airlines, United Airlines, including leading the tablet PC is also being utilized in the cockpit.

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