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EASA Report Paves Way for iPad Approval in Europe

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

December 3, 2012

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released a software evaluation report covering the use of Jeppesen apps running on Apple iPad tablet computers and used as electronic flight bags (EFBs). The report outlines a clear path for EASA-based operators to seek approval from their local regulators for use of iPad EFBs with Jeppesen Mobile TC Pro and FliteDeck Pro apps.

The review was conducted by an EASA operations evaluation board (OEB). According to Jeppesen, “This evaluation report is the first that the EASA has ever granted for a mobile electronic flight bag (EFB) with navigation charting.” The review noted that the OEB “sees no technical objections to the grant by national authorities of an operational approval for the use of TC Pro iOS and FliteDeck Pro iOS software applications, taking the recommendations in this report into account.” The OEB report doesn’t cover hardware issues and suggests that hardware compliance is the responsibility of the operator.

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