Etihad Airways to add Boeing’s Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag to New 777-300ERs

Etihad Airways is to have Boeing’s Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) installed on five new 777-300ERs being delivered in the first half of 2006. The EFBs will be installed on the 777s beginning in 2007.

“This EFB purchase represents a further commitment to giving our guests the most comfortable and efficient ride possible while at the same time improving the economic performance of our entire airline,” said Robert Strodel, Etihad’s chief executive officer. “We’re pleased to be among our industry’s leaders in embracing these e-enabled products, which promise to improve our ability to deliver a world-class product.”

Using software developed by Boeing and its Jeppesen subsidiary, and hardware from Astronautics Corp. of America (ACA), the Boeing EFB digitally delivers vital charts and manuals that pilots need to fly an airplane, giving them quick access to the information they need. One available option is an Onboard Performance Tool that gives pilots the ideal speeds and engine settings for an aircraft, in any weather, on any runway, with any payload, and can create vast gains in efficiency, range and payload.

Boeing’s Class 3 EFB is installed into an airplane’s avionics. It enhances the value of the airplanes on which it operates by delivering significant task efficiencies to flight crews and improved communications between an airplane cockpit crew and airline maintenance teams.

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