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    Electronic flight bags, digital charting, and document management service part of agreement between Jeppesen and South African Airways

    June 2, 2010
    ENGLEWOOD, COLO., 2 June 2010 Jeppesen and South African Airways agreed to a three-year digital charting navigation, electronic flight bag (EFB), and document management service contract that includes the new Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro class 1 EFB application integrated with the airline's fleet-wide portable laptop computing operating system. South African Airways is the flagship air carrier of South Africa.
    Posted by John McHaleENGLEWOOD, COLO., 2 June 2010 Jeppesen and South African Airways agreed to a three-year digital charting navigation, electronic flight bag (EFB), and document management service contract that includes the new Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro class 1EFB application integrated with the airline's fleet-wide portable laptop computing operating system. South African Airways is the flagship air carrier of South Africa. Jeppesen solutions provided in the multiple-service agreement work to assist South African Airways in continuing the transition from using paper to implementing digital navigation information solutions. Jeppesen's applications in the agreement include tailored web-based e-Link Online charting that provides a digital connection to Jeppesen terminal chart coverage and FliteDeck Pro EFB software with airport moving map (AMM) and data distribution management (DDM) technology. Jeppesen will also assist the airline with transitioning to digital solutions for flight operations, by providing South African Airways with several document management services. These include an electronic conversion of the airline's existing Operations Manual Part A and the Cabin Crew Manual. Creation of a new Operations Manual Part D that outlines the training operations of South African Airways also is included in the agreement. "The suite of digital solutions integrated by South African Airways provides the airline with operational cost savings opportunities and information certainty delivered to the cockpit across a mixed fleet of aircraft," says Thomas Wede, Jeppesen senior vice president and general manager, aviation. For more information on the new FliteDeck Pro EFB application, visit www.jeppesen.com/efb-FliteDeckPro.

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