Virgin America is considering switching from using a mounted Class II electronic flight bag in the cockpits of its Airbus A320 family aircraft to an installed Class III EFB to support NextGen technology.
"Like with everything that we do, we're constantly keeping our radar up to look at what's going on in the industry and leverage technology to the highest degree. One of the things we're looking at very, very carefully right now is whether or not to make a change from a Class II device to Class III so we're weighing that out against cost and complexity and flexibility," Virgin America director of engineering Ken Bieler said.
He added: "There are always trade-offs with one relative to the other [Class II versus Class III]. The right solution for the next few years is really paramount to what we're doing."
Source: Flight International
