ARINC to launch IPad app at NBAA Las Vegas

ARINC is to launch a new iPad cockpit app for pilots at NBAA in Las Vegas next month.
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The free app, which will soon feature on the Apple iTunes web store, gives pilots access to their flight plans, weather, NOTAMS and charts on their ARINC account.

It has been in beta testing for the last few months with several large corporate and pilot-owner operators. Updates while airborne will be uploaded via Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband satcomms service and more features are planned for future versions, including weight and balance calculations.
 
James Hardie, senior business manager, ARINC Direct EMEA, said: “We will adapt and enhance the app as we get feedback from our customers. The important thing is to get version 1.0 out there so that people can start using it.”
 
The app lets pilots update flight plans using their iPad’s touchscreen, which can then be emailed back using “sign and send” technology.  ARINC customers will be able to see the first demonstrations of the app at NBAA, Las Vegas, which runs from October 10–12, 2011.

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