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Electronic Flight Bags are mission-critical devices, but are they secure?

When a ransomware attack recently crippled check-in systems across major European airports, thousands of passengers were stranded in chaos. Just months earlier, the Scattered Spider group launched ...
MarketWatch

Global Electronic Flight Bag Market Poised for Strong Growth as Digital Cockpit Modernization and Regulatory Digitization Accelerate: Verified Market Research(R)

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Global Electronic Flight Bag Market Poised for Strong Growth as Digital Cockpit Modernization and Regulatory ...
AFCEA

U.S. Air Force Saves Millions With Data-Toting Bags

All Air Mobility Command wings are now approved to use electronic flight bags. The portable electronic devices consolidate nearly 120 pounds of paper products into a single tablet and will save the ...
Nextgov

Air Force seeks 18,000 iPads for cargo flight crews

Air Mobility Command plans to replace paper manuals and navigation charts with electronic flight bags. This story has been updated and revised to clarify that the Air Force is looking for iPad2 or ...
Popular Science

Alaska Air’s new electronic luggage tags could speed up airport check-ins

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Yahoo

A new way to skip the line: Electronic bag tags are now available on Alaska Airlines

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alaska Airlines passengers who want to check a bag won't have to wait for a ticket agent much longer. The airline announced ...
Aviation Week

Boeing Electronic Flight Bag Available for Retrofit on BBJ

Boeing is making its Class-3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) available for retrofit on Boeing Business Jets. The EFB contains Jeppesen charts, manuals for fault reporting and operations, minimum equipment ...
Aviation Today

Southwest’s New Electronic Flight Bag Will Eliminate 88M Pages of Paper a Year

Southwest Airlines has chosen AvioBook to equip its fleet with digital technology designed to streamline operations and help eliminate 88 million pages of paper the carrier prints every year. The ...
Aviation Week

Boeing to install Esterline CMC Electronics electronic flight bag

Boeing will install Esterline CMC Electronics' 10.4 inch Class 2 PilotView Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on the Next-Generation B-737 production aircraft ordered by Ethiopian Airways. Boeing has ...
Nextgov

Hey, your iPad can survive rapid decompression

No one really wants to be on an airliner that loses cabin pressure, but if it happens to you, rest assured your iPad will continue to work. The Jeppesen division of Boeing, which creates digital ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Will Electronic Bag Tags Make Air Travel Less Chaotic?

Travelers are facing long lines, delays, cancellations and other disruptions at airports this summer. Photo by Sean Gallup / Getty Images Airports are a mess right now. As travelers eagerly return to ...