Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen and Boeing Information Services have jointly developed the new application data enhanced loading (ADEL), a new flight data delivery solution for airlines.
The new ADEL solution, supporting Boeing and Jeppesen Electronic Flight Bags (EFB), is expected to cut the overall workload, network bandwidth requirements and costs associated with airline data operations.
Jeppesen Aviation portfolio management director Tim Huegel said: "About 10% of terminal chart data is changed per revision cycle, meaning this optimised system for delivering flight data eliminates a large amount of data transmittal and increases operational efficiency for airlines."
The ADEL solution, incorporating Jeppesen’s data delivery management (DDM) system and other Boeing technology, will improve the delivery and loading of EFB data to the airplane.
Boeing said that the solution will further enhance the delivery of often varying airport terminal charting information, Windows-based airport moving maps, electronic document browser (EDB) and onboard performance tool (OPT) data related to the use of EFB in the flight deck.
Airlines were earlier required to send a maintenance technician to load a 150mb digital file of revised EFB data to each aircraft on a weekly basis, while now through ADEL the revised EFB data is required for wireless transmission, which can be quickly activated by flight crew.
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By GlobalDataJohn Maggiore, Boeing Information Services’s business airline performance management director, said: "Enabling airlines to manage the distribution of digital data on their fleets more efficiently and at lower cost via ADEL will give our customers a competitive edge."
Korean Air is currently implementing the ADEL solution to improve its EFB-related data operations.
Image: Boeing’s new ADEL solution will enhance airline data operations. Photo: courtesy of Boeing.
