Computer Science and Information Technology Vol. 5(4), pp. 128 - 134
DOI: 10.13189/csit.2017.050402
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Electronic Flight Bag in the Operation of Airline Companies: Application in Turkey

Savaş S Ateş ^*
Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Anadolu University, Turkey

ABSTRACT

Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is a sophisticated technology which is aimed to be used in paperless flight operation in the airplane. Using of EFB is mainly planning to increase the efficiency of the aviation companies. In the scope of this research, the procedures of EFB usage in the flight operations and the advantages to airline companies are investigated. In the first part of the paper, the concept of efficiency is determined and requirements of flight operations planning procedures are investigated with literature review. In the second part, electronic flight bag is defined with the properties, types, services, and usage conditions. In the last part, the efficiency of EFB usage is estimated with the data which is collected by semi-structured interview method. The research was completed with 6 different participations from different airlines companies in Turkey. In the result of the paper, time-saving in data updating process is found to be one of the several advantages of EFB. Moreover, with the help of accelerated information process, companies may save more time with faster aircraft turnaround.

KEYWORDS
Electronic Flight Bag, Flight Operations, Information Technology

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Savaş S Ateş , "Electronic Flight Bag in the Operation of Airline Companies: Application in Turkey," Computer Science and Information Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 128 - 134, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/csit.2017.050402.

(b). APA Format:
Savaş S Ateş (2017). Electronic Flight Bag in the Operation of Airline Companies: Application in Turkey. Computer Science and Information Technology, 5(4), 128 - 134. DOI: 10.13189/csit.2017.050402.