If you're flying American on Friday, there's a chance your pilot will be using an iPad instead of the traditional paper flight charts. The airline has reportedly become the first major one to get FAA approval for the device, though smaller charter lines have had it for a while. American announced their intention to make the switch back in June, joining Alaska and Delta and probably a few others by now. There's been a bit of a dust-up regarding the actual fuel savings. And while they're miniscule, airlines are continually trimming things down and the loss of 35 pounds of charts from every plane in a fleet adds up quickly: American estimates over a million dollars a year. Not only that, but as Delta hopes, the iPad (or Xoom) will also improve communications and flight quality.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/ipad/~3/NDvUjdPvuno/
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