Wed, Nov 23, 2005
Class 3 EFB System Features Moving Map, 80 Gigabyte Memory
Boeing announced at the
2005 Dubai Air Show the company will install the Boeing Electronic
Flight Bag (EFB) system on six 737-800 airplanes to be delivered to
EgyptAir beginning in July 2006.
"We selected the 737-800 (file photo of type, below) because of
its high degree of reliability and ruggedness," said Engineer Atef
Abd El-Hamid, chairman and CEO of EgyptAir Holding Company. "Adding
the Boeing EFB to this airplane will make it even more reliable and
efficient, and will let us take even more advantage of Boeing's
advanced technology."
Using software developed by Boeing and its subsidiary Jeppesen,
and hardware from Astronautics Corp. of America (ACA), the Boeing
EFB digitizes vital charts and manuals that pilots need to fly an
airplane, giving them the information they need instantly.
An instant performance calculator gives pilots the ideal speeds
and engine setting for an aircraft, in any weather, on any runway,
with any payload, creating vast gains in efficiency, range and
payload.
Jeppesen's award-winning Airplane Moving Map –- available
only on Class 3 EFBs -- enhances runway situational awareness by
integrating geo-referencing technology with Jeppesen airport taxi
charts to show flight crews exactly where they are on the tarmac.
The EFB even gives flight crews a viewer for cabin surveillance
systems, helping them meet enhanced security recommendations of
recent months.
With 80 Gigabytes of available memory, the Boeing EFB provides
plenty of room for new applications as well, such as enhanced fault
reporting; enhanced electronic checklists; real-time weather
information; and real-time Notice To Airmen (NOTAM)
information.
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