euroAtlantic Airways EFB solution extends to full Boeing fleet
Portuguese airline continues successful use of Navtech iCharts 

September 24, 2013 (TORONTO) – Navtech Inc., a leader in flight operations software and services, is pleased to congratulate customer, euroAtlantic Airways, for their extended Class 2 Type B EFB approval from EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency).  This is one of the first EASA certifications for an airline operating an all Boeing aircraft fleet and utilizing Apple iPad hardware. The non-scheduled international airline, operating in diverse routes in the US, Canada, Caribbean, Central and South Americas, Africa, Middle East and beyond, will operate Navtech iCharts via iPads across their entire fleet. euroAtlantic Airways is also a subscriber to Navtech’s Navigation Data for the GE US and Honeywell FMS.

“We are always pleased to be a part of innovative technology solutions that give our customers cost savings, enhanced safety and overall increased operational efficiency,” said Mr. Heath Bowden, Product Director – Charts & EFB at Navtech. “euroAtlantic has had great success in removing paper from their cockpits.”

euroAtlantic Airways was a new customer to Navtech in 2012, signing two agreements for services within six months and becoming an ally for Navtech.  “We have a very good, professional relationship with Navtech and we are happy to help bring them more attention through our story,” said euroAtlantic Airways Chief Pilot, Mario Alvim.  “We are very pleased with our Navtech solution.”

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, like euroAtlantic Airways, 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 who have 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 over 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.

For more information, visit www.navtech.aero.

About Navtech, Inc.

Navtech, Inc. is a leading global provider of flight operations solutions, serving more than 350 airlines and aviation services customers.  Navtech’s product suite includes aeronautical charts, navigation data solutions, flight planning, aircraft performance software (take-off/landing, weight and balance), and crew planning solutions.  Many of Navtech’s products can be configured as part of an EFB solution, including take-off data calculation, weight and balance, and aeronautical charts.  These products, supported by Navtech’s ISO: 9001 certification, directly support millions of flights each year and help Navtech customers maximize efficiency, reduce costs, ensure compliance with complex national and international safety regulations, and effectively deliver their services. 

Navtech is an international company with offices just outside of Toronto in Waterloo, Ontario – Canada’s Technology Center – and in Stockholm, London, and Ahmedabad, India, and is further supported by satellite offices around the world.  Its home on the web www.navtech.aero is the first and only site for viewing the Navtech Aviation Poster Collection, a collection of hundreds of posters and other ephemera that capture the history of aviation through the arresting graphic design of the day. 

About euroAtlantic Airways

euroAtlantic was founded by Tomaz Metello, CEO and major shareholder, and is also partially owned by the largest Portuguese leisure corporation, Pestana Hotels & Resorts. euroAtlantic airways is a Portuguese registered non-scheduled International Airline, operating in the most diverse routes in North Atlantic (USA and Canada), Caribbean, Central and South Americas, Africa, Middle East, Pacific, Australia and Oceania.

Founded as Air Zarco on 25th August, 1993, the company first adopted the trade name Air Madeira until 17th May, 2000, date when the memorandum of association was altered by deed, and the current name of euroAtlantic airways – transportes aéreos s.a. was adopted. Since the outset of its operation, euroAtlantic guarantees insurance cover with Leader insure Catlin France. euroAtlantic is FAA (FAR129) and EASA certified, euroAtlantic is registered as an IOSA Operator under the IATA Operational Safety Audit Program. Our maintenance organization is approved under EASA Part 145 to perform line maintenance on B757, B737, B767 & B777 airplanes (Certificate of approval) and our CAMO has Sub Part I privileges to B737NG, B767 and B777 aircraft types (Certificate of approval – part M).

euroAtlantic Airways Class 2 Type B iPad EFB solution showing Navtech iCharts