Gulf Air to Adopt iPad Electronic Flight Bags

[Maura]

Gulf Air has announced that it is switching over to an iPad-based electronic flight bag system, according to a report on AppleInsider today.

The news came via an AppleInsider reader, who spotted that the move was announced during a meeting on Sunday about Gulf Air’s Information and Communication Technology plans.

AppleInsider says that 355 iPad will be purchased by Gulf Air for use by its fleet as part of the EFB program, which is the result of a partnership between the airline and a local telecoms company, VIVA Bahrain.
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"We are proud of our existing strategic relationship with VIVA Bahrain and pleased to extend this partnership to include the provision of iPad devices as part of Gulf Air's Electronic Flight Bag project," said Gulf Air acting CEO Maher Salman Al Musallam. "This is an essential component of our ongoing commitment to all new technology that provides integrated solutions for managing information in the air and on the ground."

"At Gulf Air we always endeavor to leverage the latest technologies in order to improve the efficiency of the airline's operations and provide better services to our passengers," said Gulf Air director Information Technology Dr. Jassim Haji. This collaboration ensures we deliver the latest technology to our team and, as a result, to our passengers."

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