Airside kits are a stepping stone to EFB's. Listen to Mike Galusha, Delta's General Manager of Ops Information, Publication and Distribution.
Flight Ops 411 podcast, 8 Mar 2011:
http://dalpilot.com/podcast/media/Fl...Galusha55g.mp3
It will happen...it will likely be more comprehensive then what Alaska has.
We have 50 EFBs on the line right now for testing...some are iPads, some are other tablet PCs and laptops.