United and Continental Airlines to hand out 11,000 iPads to its pilots by Kelly Hodgkins

Kelly HodgkinsAug 23rd 2011 at 1:30PM



United and Continental Airlines are throwing out their paper flight manuals and navigational charts and embracing the iPad. About 11,000 iPads will be given to all United and Continental pilots starting this month. The airline expects the iPad will replace 38 pounds of documentation per pilot and 16 million pieces of paper each year.

This move to electronic documentation on the iPad is a growing trend in the airline industry. Just this year, Alaska Airlines gave iPads to their pilots and Delta Airlines is testing a similar program for its pilots. British Airways also adopted iPads for its cabin crew to help with customer service.

[Via The Loop]


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Cristian Ispir
And what if the iPad freezes while plannning the approach?
Wednesday at 4:41 AM
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Ji
You just hold down the home button and lock button at the same time for a while..
Wednesday at 6:27 PM

GoonerYoda
You think they have the "Drinks Free" app on there?
Tuesday at 4:56 PM
realbrandon
Crazy!
Tuesday at 4:49 PM

mattsilv
The pilots will be required to pay a $14.99 fee for a 24 hour Go-Go wireless pass, if they wish access internet features while in the air.
Tuesday at 3:29 PM
Ji
I sincerely hope they don't have Angry Birds on that pad..
Tuesday at 2:59 PM
+1
yrthegood1staken
Next Spring, pilots from different airlines will be comparing notes on who has the iPad, who has the iPad 2, and who got the 'sweet new' iPad 3.
Tuesday at 2:47 PM
SoCalAviator
No, they won't have to turn them off for take off and landing. That requirement is just for passengers.
Tuesday at 2:31 PM
+1

Jeffery Egbert
Here's hoping that they charge them fully before takeoff or that they are provided with an in cockpit charging cable that is more robust than the one Apple includes with it.
Tuesday at 2:08 PM
Geoff
So will they have to turn them off during takeoff and landing?
Tuesday at 1:37 PM

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