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Saudi-based VIP carrier MidEast Jet is
to become the first 777 operator to retrofit that airplane with the Boeing
Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB).
While three 777 operators had EFBs installed during production, MidEast Jet is the first to have the system
installed after the airplane was delivered.
"The Boeing EFB delivers technology benefits in a digital format," said David Thomas, MidEast Jet director of
operations. "Adding it reduces the amount of charts, manuals and logbooks our pilots are used to carrying."
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services will install the EFB on MidEast Jet's 777-200ER in Germany and then
redeliver to MidEast Jet.
The EFB gives MidEast Jet technology advantages for safe, secure and efficient operations. It includes an
on-board performance tool that allows the pilot to instantly calculate the ideal speed and engine setting for an
aircraft, in any weather condition, on any runway -- or any runway section -- with any payload.
In addition, it includes the award-winning Jeppesen Airport Moving Map application, which combines high-fidelity,
geo-referenced airport taxi charts and precise navigational signals to show flight crews exactly where they are on
the surface of an airport. It also gives flight crews a viewer for cabin surveillance systems, helping meet new and
anticipated regulatory requirements.
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