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Alaska Airlines is also looking to replace the physical maps of navigation electronic versions for the iPad. EDITORIAL New York (U.S.). Alaska Airlines The airline decided to replace the traditional flight manuals for electronic versions that their pilots be available on iPads and help reduce the weight carried in aircraft.
“As part of a continuing effort to use technology to enhance flight safety, increase efficiency and protect the environment, Alaska Airlines will offer iPads its pilots, the company announced today in a statement.
In it, details that weighs 600 grams which one of these devices will replace more than 11 kilograms which represent the 41 manuals and documents that are required for pilots carry with them on every flight, while its electronic format will allow make searches faster in the texts.