Travel Jun. 05, 2008 - 06:53AM JST ( 1 )

After a year-long validation trial, Japan Airlines (JAL) will equip all of its Boeing 777s with Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). The EFB replaces paper-based reference material, including the Aircraft Operating Manual, Aircrew Operating Manual, and Navigational Charts. Two 777s have been equipped with the EFB since June 2007 and JAL will quip the entire fleet by the end of 2011.

“This decision to retrofit their entire 777 fleet with EFB says a lot for the airline’s confidence in the value of this product,” said Boeing Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Commercial Aviation Services Dan da Silva. “JAL’s operation experience has demonstrated the benefits that the EFB can provide when expanded to a larger airplane fleet.”