Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), a valued Jeppesen customer for nearly 40 years, has again chosen Jeppesen for its digital charting navigation service. Jeppesen solutions provided in the five-year agreement include electronic flight bag (EFB) software, tailored digital charting and multiple NavData services for use with in-flight applications and the airlines flight planning system. Saudi Arabian Airlines, a leading air carrier of the Middle East region, continues its progression from paper to digital navigation information with the solutions provided by Jeppesen. As part of the agreement, Jeppesen will deliver EFB Class 2 software solutions for the airline, which includes the Web-based e-Link tailored charting service, presented in a Windows operating environment. Saudi Arabian Airlines is now moving to a new era of the paperless cockpit vision, said Capt. Talal Ageel, vice president, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight Operations. It is the long standing relationship between the two companies that will realize this transition. Saudia has foreseen great cost savings with this implementation. The components that Jeppesen will be supplying Saudia will indeed add quality to the paperless vision that is being envisaged by Saudia. Jeppesens industry-leading expertise with delivering navigational data in ARINC 424 format provides Saudi Arabian Airlines with timely data that is critical for maintaining airline flight management and flight planning systems. Jeppesen delivers ARINC 424 NavData services on a 28-day update cycle, which contains thousands of global aeronautical changes.
