JetBlue pilots to drop flight bags and use iPads for weather and charting


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Pilots are anxious to get their hands on iPads for cockpit use. We've heard of one foreign airline that distributed iPads to a limited number of pilots, and a bunch of other pilots brought their own to be included in the rollout.

After receiving FAA approval, JetBlue began handing out iPads to its 2,500 pilots in a bid to transition toward a paperless cockpit. The iPad-packing pilots will be able to download weather imagery, and use several apps to access other digital documents on perfo