Transaero approved to use iPads as EFBs

Transaero Airlines has received the first authorization of the Federal Air Transport Agency to use iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Class 2 on its first Boeing 747-400 aircraft. EFB Class 2 allows to use iPad in all phases of flight in lieu of paper. Transaero was the first among the Russian passenger carriers to be licensed by the Federal Air Transport Agency to use iPads as Electronic Flight Bags — EFB Class 1 in September 2013. The airline moved forward to implementing EFB Class 2 in June 2014. It has become possible to use iPad as EFB Class 2 on