New Innovations: The Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) - Mustique Airways

Mustique Airways is constantly seeking new solutions to improve its management practices and remain competitive in the aviation sector. It is in this spirit that we have chosen to implement “Electronic Flight Bags” also known as “EFB” in our operation. A true innovation already adopted by many European airlines, it significantly reduces pilots workload in the cockpit. This project took over a year to implement and we are now beginning the assessment period for the next six months. We further explain its utility and features in this article.

What is it about?

Before anything else, it is customary to introduce the tools mentioned. Electronic Flight Bag is a specialized tablet with specific applications and functionalities for the aviation industry. Its main advantage is to replace paper-based aircraft/company manuals and flight envelopes. In addition, it offers a broad range of additional tools that we will detail below.

The use of tablets is regulated by the civil aviation of the relevant country. To obtain this authorization, we had to conduct a proactive risk analysis under our safety management system and write the appropriate amendments in the company’s operations manuals. Subsequently, we developed a pilot training program for all system characteristics.

The features of the EFB

The device is convenient on several levels, as in fact, it is possible to have access to applications in meteorology, cartography, file storage and flight indications. You may have noticed it before takeoff, pilots fill in documents called “flight records”. This includes passenger information, flight parameters, weather, airport information, weight and center of gravity calculations, and fuel. This is now possible on “eFlight” which automatically calculates data and stores it on a server. The JeppFD app collects flight data, including route and approach procedures. The “Webmanuals” software stores data from mandatory operating manuals onboard. Regarding our safety management system, we use the “SMSProHazard report” which allows us to log any incident in our database.

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