<s>
An	O
electronic	B-Device
flight	I-Device
bag	I-Device
(	O
EFB	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
electronic	O
information	O
management	O
device	O
that	O
helps	O
flight	O
crews	O
perform	O
flight	O
management	O
tasks	O
more	O
easily	O
and	O
efficiently	O
with	O
less	O
paper	O
providing	O
the	O
reference	O
material	O
often	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
pilot	O
's	O
carry-on	O
flight	O
bag	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
flight-crew	O
operating	O
manual	O
,	O
navigational	O
charts	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Continental	O
Airlines	O
successfully	O
completed	O
the	O
world	O
’s	O
first	O
flight	O
using	O
Jeppesen	O
Airport	O
Surface	O
Area	O
Moving	O
Map	O
(	O
AMM	O
)	O
showing	O
“	O
own	O
ship	O
”	O
position	O
on	O
a	O
Class	O
2	O
Electronic	B-Device
Flight	I-Device
Bag	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Air	O
Force	O
Special	O
Operations	O
Command	O
(	O
AFSOC	O
)	O
purchased	O
an	O
initial	O
supply	O
of	O
over	O
3,000	O
iPad-based	O
EFBs	O
which	O
were	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Air	O
Mobility	O
Command	O
initiated	O
a	O
contract	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
18,000	O
iPad-based	O
EFBs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
trialing	O
iPads	B-Device
as	O
EFBs	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Delta	O
Air	O
Lines	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
it	O
would	O
replace	O
a	O
policy	O
allowing	O
pilots	O
to	O
use	O
personal	O
tablets	O
as	O
EFBs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
risk	O
of	O
breakage	O
to	O
iPads	B-Device
used	O
as	O
EFBs	O
was	O
addressed	O
through	O
rugged	O
case	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
iPad	B-Device
from	O
AFSOC	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
due	O
to	O
security	O
concerns	O
,	O
where	O
Russian-made	O
software	O
procurement	O
issues	O
may	O
cause	O
potential	O
risks	O
to	O
expose	O
end	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Class	O
1	O
EFBs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cockpit	B-Device
iPads	I-Device
,	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
Type	O
B	O
applications	O
in	O
critical	O
phases	O
of	O
flight	O
provided	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
'	O
secured	O
and	O
viewable	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Static	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
document	O
viewer	O
(	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
and	O
XML	B-Protocol
formats	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
guidance	O
on	O
airworthiness	O
and	O
operational	O
considerations	O
for	O
Electronic	B-Device
Flight	I-Device
Bags	I-Device
(	O
EFB	O
)	O
for	O
operators	O
within	O
Europe	O
,	O
applies	O
.	O
</s>
