iPad being replaced by Microsoft Surface 2 tablets at Delta Air Lines
Sep 30, 2013, 12:41 pm
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Delta going paperless in the cockpit soon
Delta to equip 11,000 pilots with Microsoft Surface 2 devices for their electronic flight bags
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Sep 30, 2013, 12:44 pm
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Delta to equip 11,000 pilots with Microsoft Surface 2 devices for their electronic flight bags
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Sep 30, 2013, 12:49 pm
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DL must've gotten a really sweet deal from M$... selecting winblows phones for the FAs and now crappy Suraface tablets for the cockpit.
Kinda makes sense though. DL's IT will fit in perfectly with those devices....
Kinda makes sense though. DL's IT will fit in perfectly with those devices....
Sep 30, 2013, 1:18 pm
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Sep 30, 2013, 2:18 pm
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Oh boy another iApologist. Please tell me more about how your overpriced fashion accessory of a phone/tablet is so wonderfulz.
Sep 30, 2013, 4:01 pm
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Sep 30, 2013, 4:43 pm
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Sep 30, 2013, 5:07 pm
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Sep 30, 2013, 5:32 pm
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The OS architecture behind WP8 and Windows RT is much better than iOS or Android. Also they have much better OS support than either of those operating systems. The main problem that is an issue in the consumer world is a dearth of popular apps which would not be a problem for adopting them for a specific business purpose.
For the record I went from iOS to WP8 and will not be turning back.
For the record I went from iOS to WP8 and will not be turning back.
Sep 30, 2013, 5:41 pm
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Delta going paperless in the cockpit soon
Something tells me you all haven't tried using FliteDeck Pro on iOS. Microsoft's mobile operating system (which is the only other mobile OS that can run FDP) is much better at doing so. I speak from experience, albeit VFR flying.
Oct 1, 2013, 5:56 am
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The better option would've been an Android based phone for the FAs, but thats a different thread. My comment was more around how DL is going 'all in' with MS.
Oct 1, 2013, 8:30 am
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Oct 1, 2013, 9:20 am
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Am I the only one who thinks its a good idea to have an old fashioned paper manual on board still? I mean...computers do break....especially consumer models like these tablets. Will there be a back up? This is where they get critical saftey info from, right?