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Telstar
26th Apr 2009, 23:35
Our company had gone through the whole procurement process for Class II EFB on our 737s. It was badly needed in my opinion as we have a fleet spread over Europe with frequent updates to our company manuals and charts. It was also going to talk to our on board GSM network so we would have had a poor mans ACARS. It was canned at the very last minute due to cost.
So the question is: What price range is one looking at for such a piece of equipment. Class II, Jepp charts, Performance calculator, company manuals, ACARS type function.
Also, is there any data to suggest a break even point where the equipment pays for itself in time?
I can't supply specific numbers but I know it's a tough sell. Everybody wants EFBs but the finance guys always have a tough time justify the savings or efficiency gains.
Savings?
The Jepp contract is still in place - New infrastructure rqd to maintain updates elctronically.
You might save a bit of weight in paper
ACARs - not cheap
Crew can do their own W&B?
COSTs?
Up front - 100 hrs per aircraft to install?
MEL issues (need 2 efbs per a/c)
Maint rqmnts - anything short of toughbooks are brutal in terms of robustness.
Software maintenance infrastructure rqd.
you wont get much change from $150k per aircraft!!!
Mutt
AutoAbort
28th Apr 2009, 10:40
Try these guys
Less than half the price Mutt declared
(For the Hardware)
navAero Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) (http://www.navaero.com/)
Telstar
28th Apr 2009, 12:53
Thanks for the replies.
150K per aircraft, I guess that pays for a lot of photocopying and printing which is why we'll be sticking to a papered cockpit for the foreseeable future :bored:
muduckace
28th Apr 2009, 17:01
http://www.wingspeedcorp.com/aaa-pdfs/Wingspeed-Case-Study.pdf
This is another system in use. We have had some implementation problems with them. Their deal is all in one, the "XL Link Voice & Data Communication System" is supposed to be less costly and more reliable than regular satcom.
In reference to an above note, only one EFB is required if you maintain no paper jep backup's. If you can convince your fed that none are required because you maintain an emergency paper stash in your crew flight lounge then none are required.