App fail on iPad grounds 'a few dozen' American Airlines flights
App used by pilots as ‘electronic kit bag’ since 2013 crashes, leaving planes unable to take offAmerican Airlines was forced to delay multiple flights on Tuesday night after the iPad app used by pilots crashed.Introduced in 2013, the cockpit iPads are used as an “electronic flight bag”, replacing 16kg (35lb) of paper manuals which pilots are typically required to carry on flights. They are used to distribute information such as flight plans throughout the airline’s fleet.Find myself on
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