Posted by Courtney E. Howard

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 17 Nov. 2011. Qatar Airways engineers will install the new Electronic Flight Folder (EFF) from Boeing (NYSE:BA) on the company’s current fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft, as well as its future Boeing 787 fleet. The addition enables transmission of day-of-flight data, including flight plans and weather information, directly to the airplane’s electronic flight bag (EFB). Qatar Airways officials expect the carrier to begin using the EFF in 2012.

EFF software runs on an aircraft’s EFB, directly on which pilots can now conduct route briefing and log flight progress. The EFF suite of applications is designed to help the airline achieve ground report efficiencies and reduce or eliminate paper printing, handling, and storage costs.

"We are delighted to have Qatar Airways as our launch customer for the Electronic Flight Folder," says Per Noren, vice president of information services for Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. "We are committed to making them even more successful by helping them connect their data and transform it into actionable, real-time information."

Qatar Airways and Boeing personnel will continue to work jointly to further develop aircraft systems and applications that take advantage of technological innovation to enhance safety and increase operational efficiency.