Aeromexico to install Boeing's Electronic Flight Bag on two new 777-200ERs

Aeromexico has confirmed that it is to install the Boeing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on two new 777-200ERs scheduled to be delivered in the first four months of 2006. Aeromexico will become the first airline in Central or South America to have installed Boeing's Class 3 EFB.

"Boeing's Class 3 EFB is the perfect solution for us to enhance the safety and efficiency of the new 777-200ERs that we will be getting in 2006," said Pablo Lopez, senior vice president Technical for Aeromexico. "In today's competitive environment, airlines need to explore every option to optimize their operations, and we think EFB will help us be successful."

Boeing sees EFB and similar e-Enabled products as central to a revolution in the air transport system in which data, information and knowledge can be shared instantly across any air-transport enterprise. Using software developed by Boeing and its subsidiary, Jeppesen, and hardware from Astronautics Corp. of America (ACA), the Boeing EFB digitizes vital charts, manuals and documents, giving pilots instant access to the information they need. The EFB even gives flight crews a viewer for cabin surveillance systems, helping them meet enhanced security requirements.

EFB can offer significant efficiencies and improved communications between an airplane cockpit crew and airline maintenance teams that enhance the value of the airplanes on which it is installed.

Also, with 80 Gigabytes of available storage, the Boeing EFB provides plenty of room for additional applications as they become available, such as enhanced fault reporting, electronic checklists, real-time weather information, and real-time Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) information.

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