Originally Posted by
CLMP
While I'm the last person to ever defend this company, the iPad authorization has been sitting on the FAA's desk for over a year now. We are waiting for their approval. That being said, maybe if the FAA's resources weren't strained by handing all of our OTHER issues, it might get some attention.
One of the reps working on EFB another airline has told me that FAA approval isn't just "equipment" but they look at the "whole" process of pub distribution, training, and currency assuredness prior to approving a change over to non-paper only methods.
So according to him, if the paper systems are not kept up, accounted for, and trained to, it can significantly delay the approval of a transition.