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American Airlines flights delayed because of iPad app glitch
A couple of years ago, American Airlines swapped out its pilots' "flight bag" for iPads loaded with the terminal charts and other reference materials they're required to carry. Losing the 35 lbs of materials for a tablet (some 8,000 of them) was a good tradeoff, but tonight an apparent glitch is grounding some of the airline's flights. (www.engadget.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
i think is not possible to navigate with zero paper
That's right - Jepp flightdeck . . . .
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American Airlines Flights Delayed After App Issues in Cockpit
American Airlines said that a glitch with a third-party application used on pilots' iPads caused several flights to be delayed on Tuesday.
The airline said that some planes were forced to return back to flight gates so that pilots could access a WiFi connection and fix the app issues. It was not immediately clear how many flights were affected. The issue was with software containing mapping and flight-planning information, the airline said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/american-airlines-flights-delayed-after-ipad-issues-cockpit-n350221
American Airlines Flights Delayed After App Issues in Cockpit
American Airlines said that a glitch with a third-party application used on pilots' iPads caused several flights to be delayed on Tuesday.
The airline said that some planes were forced to return back to flight gates so that pilots could access a WiFi connection and fix the app issues. It was not immediately clear how many flights were affected. The issue was with software containing mapping and flight-planning information, the airline said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/american-airlines-flights-delayed-after-ipad-issues-cockpit-n350221
The EFB is reported to save up to $1.2 mill/year. How much will this oopsie dip into those savings?
Well, I think the way the story was worded was that there were delays but no cancellations.
Sounded like they went back catch a wifi signal to download a missing or outdated chart. Seems that would be an Jeppsen app issue rather than IPAD OS issue.