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Airlines and Tablets?
With airlines (seemingly) switching over to paperless cockpits, is the iPad the only tablet of choice airlines are using? There are lots of options out there but my question is why is the iPad the only one that seems to be brought up? I just had lunch with a friend who works for a company that designs rugged tablets for companies in the travel sector as well as many other occupancies and he was wondering what makes the iPad the choice.
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Because all the others are POS that no one wants to buy. When was the last time you saw a passenger on a plane with something other than an iPad? Also, I'd be surprised if many of those other tablets are being made in a year.
An airline has to be able to buy replacements and some for new hires/recalls for years to come. |
In the US, Jeppesen only supports iPad device. While there are other chart suppliers, Jepp has a huge portion of the market. Heck, the US Navy uses them on subs. Say what you will, the iPad has become the one indispensable device. AvDocs is a marvelous app that has eliminated tons of paper.
Several OEMs and training organizations have moved to the iPad. For $500 bucks, you get the iPad and the pubs instead of just the pubs and they eliminate updating. GF |
Originally Posted by iaflyer
(Post 1082492)
Because all the others are POS that no one wants to buy. When was the last time you saw a passenger on a plane with something other than an iPad? Also, I'd be surprised if many of those other tablets are being made in a year.
Just like the phones did, the android tablets are rapidly catching up to the apple products. Don't get me wrong, the ipad is ONE SLICK DEVICE. But it's not the ONLY capable device out there. Especially if it were to be used for EFB purposes. Nevermind most Android tablets port/file transfer capability that the Ipad lacks. |
I suspect there's a lot more data out there on the iPad's reliability given its market dominance. No other single product comes even close in market share. And even with the iPad being a pretty known commodity, it took some doing to get the feds to approve it for use below 10k'.
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Originally Posted by xjtguy
(Post 1082552)
Kind of have to differ with you on this one. You ever used an Android tablet, especially one running 3.0?
Just like the phones did, the android tablets are rapidly catching up to the apple products. Don't get me wrong, the ipad is ONE SLICK DEVICE. But it's not the ONLY capable device out there. Especially if it were to be used for EFB purposes. Nevermind most Android tablets port/file transfer capability that the Ipad lacks. I don't have an iPad or any tablet, so I'm not pushing my device. Airlines (or any company/organization purchasing stuff) look at more than just the device. There's support, warranty issues, ability to write apps for it, ease of use, training costs, etc etc). |
The fact that Jeppesen only supports the ipad right now pretty much seals the deal.
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Originally Posted by iaflyer
(Post 1082611)
Sure, there are Android tablets that have features that the iPad doesn't have. But the iPad has two things, The App store with many, many, many apps and the dominance of Apple. Apple sold 9 million iPads last quarter. I don't know how many Android tablets were sold, but it's not even close. I think Apple has 95% of the market or something crazy like that.
I don't have an iPad or any tablet, so I'm not pushing my device. Airlines (or any company/organization purchasing stuff) look at more than just the device. There's support, warranty issues, ability to write apps for it, ease of use, training costs, etc etc).
Originally Posted by FlyerJosh
(Post 1082621)
The fact that Jeppesen only supports the ipad right now pretty much seals the deal.
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Originally Posted by xjtguy
(Post 1082692)
Agree with ALL that. But the thread is about using it for airline application, NOT personal use and playing with all sorts of apps. ALL it has to have is storage capability and able to read/display documents, that's it.
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Originally Posted by xjtguy
(Post 1082692)
For now. You can get LIDO to run on android platforms.
The fact that Jepp can cater to a wide variety of customers (beyond airlines) helps to ensure their continued dominence in the market. (Sometimes to my own chagrin, since they hardly work to stay cutting edge with their software programs.) |
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