Astronautics electronic flight bag flies onboard Boeing 747-8 certified freighter

September 16, 2011

Posted by Courtney E. Howard

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, 16 Sept. 2011. The Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), for which Astronautics Corp. of America provides hardware, has flown on the certified freighter version of the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet. The Boeing 747-8 freighter, for which the Astronautics EFB is an option, completed its final certification flight test on August 3 and received full certification on August 19. Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines is expected to receive the 747-8 freighter equipped with the Astronautics EFB this month.

The avionic-grade electronic information management device combines Astronautics hardware and software from Boeing and its subsidiary, Jeppesen, to deliver applications such as the Electronic Document Browser, Terminal Charts, and Airport Moving Map.

The Boeing Class 3 EFB is installed standard on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and offered for production and retrofit programs on the Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, and Boeing Business Jet.

Astronautics has delivered and has orders/commitments for more than 2,500 Boeing Class 3 EFBs.

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