Continental Airlines completed the first revenue flight Jan. 30 of a Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) using an airport moving map display with “own-ship” position, according to an announcement by software provider Jeppesen.

FAA in 2007 approved the use of airport moving maps with own-ship position on Class 2 EFBs, paving the way for increased adoption of the portable devices. In March 2008, Jeppesen became the first company to obtain FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization for its Airport Moving Map application for Class 2 EFBs. The application has been featured on the Boeing Class 3 EFB, with hardware supplied by Astronautics Corporation of America, for several years.

Continental plans to retrofit 58 Boeing 757s and 26 767s with the navAero t-Bag C2 squared Class 2 EFB, along with the Class 3 EFBs on its Boeing 777s.

The first supplemental type certification (STC) for the 757 was executed by Chicago-based navAero in cooperation with engineering firm U.S. Technical, of Fullerton, Calif. The STC was issued Aug. 11, 2008, and includes cross-connected dual t-Bag C2 squared EFB systems with the t-Pad 1500 display. (Editor’s Note: Avionics Magazine will host a May 7 Webinar and June special print supplement, “Operators Guide To EFBs,” detailing the latest developments in Electronic Flight Bags. Visit this site for updates.)