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Air Force buys electronic flight bags for cargo planes

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Master Sgt. Charles Rudy, a 41st Airlift Squadron loadmaster reads a technical order from an electronic flight bag between Senior Airman Wesley Zech, a 41st AS loadmaster (right) and Staff Sgt. Doug Walton, a 48th Airlift Squadron evaluator loadmaster (left) during the Green Flag Little Rock 15-04 exercise Feb. 18, 2015, near Alexandria, La. The three loadmasters were reviewing the aircrew publications on aeromedical evacuation to gain more knowledge during down time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Poe)

The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command is buying iPads for its aircraft.

Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, will provide iPad-based electronic flight bag (EFB) services for approximately 1,160 Mobility Air Force aircraft, and more than 16,000 related Air Force iPad users, according to a Jeppesen announcement.

“The Mobility Air Force aircraft will be equipped with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro, the EFB solution that streamlines the use of navigational information for military fleet programs and commercial aviation operators,” the company said.

The aircraft that will receive the flight software include the C-5, C-17, C-130, KC-10 and KC-135, as well as multiple executive and operational support aircraft.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.