Airlines Adopt iPads for Navigation, Slash Fuel Prices

Thursday, 27 June 2013 | by Pat's Picks

The Wall Street Journal says American Airlines will save $1.2 million a year on fuel costs by having pilots carry their flight documents on an iPad instead of on heavy paper. And American isn’t the only one shedding the extra pounds. JetBlue, Southwest and Alaska all announced last week that they’ve received clearance to leave their paper maps and navigation charts at home. The pilots’ iPads will be used exclusively for mapping and won’t be able to connect to the Internet—for now.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal