TangoWhiskey
Touchdown! Greaser!
American Airlines has notified their pilot community of the following:
Any idea what they mean by "required spare battery"? I use an external battery that can power the iPad via a USB connection; maybe they'll have something similar?
I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting news on the status of our Jeppesen/iPad program implementation. I am extremely happy to report that the months of hard work and expert negotiations between the company and Jeppesen have paid off: we officially have a contract.
This means that pilots on approved aircraft will be authorized to use the Jeppesen Mobile Terminal Chart (JeppTC Pro) application in all phases of flight. Not just that, but AA is the first commercial airline to have both the Jeppesen contract and FAA approval to use the JeppTC application in flight.
Even more exciting is the company’s decision to issue all active pilots and instructors a 16GB, AT&T 3G iPad for their use in the operation and training. That process will begin this month, and we expect to have all pilots and instructors equipped with iPads by late November.
With that, however, we are not holding up progress. Since we have an agreement in place with Jeppesen, in the next couple weeks, we will launch a voluntary program on our 777 fleet for those pilots who already have the iPad and required spare battery. Our 737 line test is underway and we intend to begin the limited line test on the S80 and 757/767 fleets in the very near future, pending satisfactory completion of their EMI tests. Our plan is to have all of our fleets approved to use the JeppTC Pro application by the end of the year. Aggressive, maybe, but I think we’ve waited long enough.
Any idea what they mean by "required spare battery"? I use an external battery that can power the iPad via a USB connection; maybe they'll have something similar?
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