19-05-2012, 04:40 PM
United Airlines Implementing a Successful EFB
United Airlines.ppt (Size: 681 KB / Downloads: 28)
Potential (Airborne InterNet) Applications
Flight Operations
Weather
Flight manuals
Navigational charts
Cabin surveillance
Surface moving maps
Flight papers, performance data
Maintenance
Minimum Equipment Lists
Logbooks
Flight data downloads
Problem reporting
Passengers
Passenger rebooking
Irregular operations
Buy-on-board programs
Customer profiles
Radio
TV
Movies
Internet browsing
Hardware
2 Class II EFBs per Aircraft, mounted by egress window, fully articulating mount
10” diagonal display, landscape mount
Data input: software keypad. No keyboard
Need best of breed solutions for readability and data entry
Deployment
EFB on the aircraft
Provide near real-time weather displays with decision-making tools
Replace paper navigation charts
Replace paper aircraft flight manuals
SkyNet on the ground
Intranet provides EFB products via the web
Dispatchers have same information
Pathways to a Successful EFB
Human factors and operational performance engineers using pilot centered designs
Cross application consistency
Effective meta data
Effective pilot training
Measurement for continuous improvement
Best practices procedures with SOPs
Excellent project management