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Re:Some American Airlines planes are grounded because the pi... by imglorp on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @09:09AM (#9457980)
Paper comprises an entire suitcase. Charts, airport docs, aircraft manuals, maint logs, regulations, etc etc. Updates are frequent and also paper. The fuel savings alone from not carrying the paper is substantial. As long as there's a backup tablet, it should be okay. If they get lost they can always call in for vectors.

ref: http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=20295&item=124327

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Re:Some American Airlines planes are grounded because the pi... by ithingsnoway on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @09:13AM (#9458002)
Didn't the backup tablet also experience issues in this case?
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Re:Some American Airlines planes are grounded because the pi... by CHY872 on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @09:23AM (#9458055)
in which case they can call in for vectors
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