Since last year, we have seen the first airlines interested in replacing the old pilots' manuals and maps with the new iPad tablets from Apple. Then the American body that regulates air transport allowed the use of iPad tablets by pilots, some airlines rushing to use them. Well, the initiative of the Americans was taken over and by an airline company from Singapore that did not put iPad tablets in the pilots' cabins but in the rest of the plane, replacing the entertainment equipment.
Scoot Pte is offering Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPads to budget long-haul travelers after ripping out aircraft entertainment systems weighing more than two tons to save fuel. The tablets helped the carrier cut 7 percent off the weight of planes obtained from parent Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) even after a 40 percent increase in seating, Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson said. The savings will help Scoot, which makes its maiden flight today, cope with fuel prices that have jumped about 36 percent in two years.
The change made by those from Singapore led to a 7% decrease in the weight of the plane, and this in the conditions where the number of seats increased by 40%. Practically, now the company can save serious money from the purchase of fuel, and all thanks to the rapid implementation of tablets, which anyway offer more than the classic devices for entertainment. Of course, any other tablets could be used instead of iPad tablets, but Apple's product turns out to be much more popular.
