Mon, Nov 21, 2011
Device Will Be Used To Communicate In-Flight Emergencies
A new service will help airline pilots and staff to alert up to
100 government personnel simultaneously in the event of an inflight
crisis will use Apple's iPad tablet device as its primary means of
communication.
The new, proprietary product from InFlight Labs, LLC called
'Inflight 911 Services', scheduled to be released later this year,
has selected the FAA-approved iPad as their device of choice.
Inflight 911 Services will leverage the aircrafts Wi-Fi Internet
connection over the iPad's web browser to establish a top priority
connection between aircraft personnel and the Inflight 911 Services
administrative team.
With one touch, an airline pilot or flight crew member can
access a secure network which gives them immediate 2-way
communication between the aircraft and the Inflight 911 Services
administrative team. Inflight 911 Services communications are also
simultaneously transmitted to the mobile and/or computer devices of
100 "+" government personnel, such as the FAA, Homeland Security,
FEMA, FBI, CIA, e911 and related agencies. Inflight 911 Services
dynamic web interface stores more than 18 points of critical
information in an encrypted format about the flight details, air
crew and current crisis situation. New Inflight 911 Services
upgrades include: 2,000 character Emergency Messages, a "Live"
InFlight Audio and Streaming Video /Recorder, Speech Recognition
Software for message entry and embedded Geo-location coordinates in
the message body.
"We envision several iPads being available throughout the
aircraft from the cockpit through the cabin ready to be used as a
source of "air-to-ground" communication during an in-air
emergency." Inflight 911 Services can be accessed over any Wi-Fi
enabled device but we feel that the iPad is the best choice for the
job," states Joseph Bekanich, spokesperson for InFlight Labs.
"Inflight 911 Services is the perfect "Plan B" as an in-flight
emergency alert system which will benefit everyone from airline
staff to passengers and government officials by bringing numerous
key resources together within minutes of an in-air emergency."
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