Etihad Airways has bolstered flight safety by choosing to\ndeploy SITAONAIR\u2019s EFB Weather Awareness Solution, eWAS, across more than 100\naircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ahead of its official launch on 6 April 2019, the eWAS\nsolution was trialed by a select group of Etihad pilots throughout 2018 with\nextremely positive results, cementing its undeniable business and safety\nbenefits for airlines, pilots and flight operations alike; More than 18,000\npilots across multiple carriers have now trialed the solution globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SITAONAIR\u2019s eWAS \u2013 developed in partnership with GTD \u2013 is a\nuser-friendly, cloud-hosted application that significantly improves situational\nawareness and reduces many of the costs associated with weather avoidance. It\nallows pilots to study areas of turbulence along their flightpaths, preparing\nthem for alternative routing well in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe safety of our passengers and crew is our highest\npriority,\u201d said Captain Guy Farnfield, Etihad\u2019s Head of Flight Operations\nSupport. \u201cThe advanced communications connectivity on modern aircraft\nsignificantly improves the quality of data available to pilots, and the\nreal-time information provided by SITAONAIR enhances their ability to\nanticipate, safely navigate or avoid major weather fronts. This system is\ndelivering safety and efficiency benefits to Etihad, and improving the\nexperience of our guests and our crews.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only does eWAS support safer flight plan routes, but it\nalso enables more economical, intelligent and flexible operations by providing\ngreater situational awareness of significant weather threats. The solution\nintegrates with all leading flight planning vendors, is fully scalable and\nrequires almost no new airline IT infrastructure. Available on either iOS or\nWindows, eWAS is fully compatible with most major mobile and tablet devices.\nWith its highly efficient compressed data, eWAS can be easily updated over\nWi-Fi, 3G or 4G on the ground, and over a cabin or cockpit broadband link\nin-flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephan Egli, Commercial VP Europe, Middle East &\nAfrica, SITAONAIR, adds: \u201cGlobally we have seen a huge shift towards bringing\ngreater value and efficiency to airline operations in recent years. Airlines\nsuch as Etihad want to unlock their connected aircraft value and, most\nimportantly, improve safety. As an aviation industry game-changer in the field\nof intelligent weather avoidance technology, eWAS is the perfect tool to enable\nEtihad\u2019s ambitions. eWAS is used in production by over 10,000 pilots at\nmultiple airlines. We believe that by embracing the age of digital\ntransformation, we will support Etihad\u2019s focus on bolstering safety in the\nskies, as well as operational efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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