Etihad Airways Will Add Boeing's EFB to New 777-300ERs

Etihad Airways has decided to install Boeing EFBs (electronic flight bags) on five new B-777-300ERs it will receive from Boeing during the first half of this year; the EFB installations will begin in 2007.

Etihad's EFB decision follows its earlier choice to use Boeing's Airplane Health Management (AHM) system that will monitor important operating conditions on the same airplanes while inflight, and downlink pertinent diagnostic and prognostic information to ground personnel for appropriate action.

Boeing's aircraft-integrated class-3 EFB uses software developed by its Jeppesen subsidiary, and hardware from Astronautics Corp. of America.  Besides providing digital navigation charts and aircraft manuals, Boeing's EFB also has an optional onboard performance tool that gives pilots optimal takeoff speeds and engine settings that take into account actual environmental conditions for the runway being used.  03-30-2006.

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