Altran and Microsoft present Flight Focus'innovative electronic flight bag solution for aircraft connectivity

PARIS -  Altran, Microsoft and Flight Focus will present "NavigaSuite", the first suite of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications designed by Altran and integrated by Flight Focus on the Windows 8 platform.

Repositioned as an open platform provider with total independence regarding EFB application providers, the company Flight Focus, which recently installed and certified their Cabin Inflight WiFi platform for Inflight Entertainment & Connectivity on Air China's A330s, demonstrates a fully Integrated Tablet Management solution with this prototype. By integrating the "NavigaSuite", the Flight Focus open avionics platform offers a seamlessly integrated, customised and secure connected flight deck solution that optimizes flight operations and simplifies pilot mission.

Everything the pilot needs is integrated in a seamless environment: pre-flight check in, workflow for missions, manuals and charts, as well as the possibility of selecting the data sets they require in a clipboard, and sending messages to flight operations, all in a seamless environment. The Mail App is automatically installed in Windows 8 and used as the official messaging tool for pilots and flight operations.

"Built on the Windows 8 platform, the Connected EFB for the Airline industry is a mission-critical, enterprise-class solution designed to manage pre-flight, flight and file operations for the cockpit. The new prototype allows pilots to perform their tasks in a simple yet immersive way, while providing the high level of security required by the flight deck ," said Jean-Philippe Courtois, the President of Microsoft International.

"For this project, Microsoft and Altran have pooled their expertise to deliver the architecture, specifications, development and tests for the ' NavigaSuite '. We collaborated with Flight Focus to enable Windows 8 connectivity and support aircraft interfacing (drivers and security). Altran can fast-track any software application development with its Altran Mobile Factory, design tailored, connected apps and solutions for airlines and operators, and is the best - equipped partner for a custom-made, connected EFB project leveraging Flight Focus technology," said Sebastien Renouard, Altran's Executive Director - Aerospace, Defence and Railways.

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