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Navtech Inc., a leader in flight operations software and services, has further developed its growing relationship with customer, euroAtlantic airways, through a multi-year agreement for provisioning aeronautical electronic charts for the iPad, in a Class 2 EFB. Navtech iCharts will be supplied to the non-schedule international airline which operates in the most diverse routes in the US, Canada, Caribbean, Central and South Americas, Africa, Middle East, and beyond. euroAtlantic airways, who will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2013, are also a subscriber to Navtech’s Navigation Data for, GE US, and Honeywell FMS.
"We are prepared to work with them and develop a unique solution to their needs for their worldwide operation," said Mr. Ashley Heard, European Sales Director at Navtech. "They have a 24/7 operational requirement and we are happy to provide a solution using Navtech iCharts which fits the requirement both commercially and operationally."
euroAtlantic airways is a newer customer to Navtech and the Navtech iCharts for iPad EFB agreement is their 2nd with Navtech in 6 months. This growing confidence from euroAtlantic demonstrates to the aviation community the strength of Navtech’s offerings, especially the demand for the Navtech iCharts product. "I am proud that our company has been at 166 different countries around the world and has operated 565 different airports. We are only missing 30 countries to complete the entire world," said euroAtlantic airways CEO Tomaz Metello. "The EFB project is a new step towards the future."
Navtech iCharts is an application that brings Navtech electronic charts to your iPad. This allows the iPad to be used as a Class 1 EFB, or with regulatory and operational approval, as a Class 2 Type B device. Navtech has worked with customers to achieve operational approval of the iPad as a Class 2 device. Navtech’s family of state-of-the-art aeronautical charts
products have been developed using research from Human Factor specialists and by gathering data from, and working closely with, pilots having years of experience using aeronautical charts. Each chart includes enhanced symbology and communication features. Navtech’s electronic chart viewing application, Navtech eCharts, has been used by Navtech’s customers for ten years. Continued product enhancements will form the infrastructure for Navtech to easily support all Classes of EFB and all devices from tablets to installed avionics.
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