ADF Press Release

Aircraft Data Fusion Addresses EFB Working Group in Singapore

Views the electronic flight bag as one component of larger decision support system  that integrates the aircraft with the enterprise.

Minneapolis – November 19, 2002 – At the recent EFB Working Group meeting held in Singapore, ADF president and founder Duane Edelman addressed more than 60 participants on its vision of electronic flight bag technologies as only one small part of a larger class of Aircraft Decision Support Systems that integrate the aircraft with the enterprise.  The EFB Working Group is an international, industry-wide association of professionals focused on the development and implementation of electronic flight bag technology.

In his plenary session “Airline Infrastructure Requirements,” Mr. Edelman focused on each phase of implementing EFB applications, including needs assessment and cost/benefit analysis; system design and implementation; and ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement. At the heart of the ADF business case is the notion that decision-support technologies will drive productivity and efficiencies that reduce costs and enhance safety and situational awareness, and significantly reducing infrastructure requirements and delays inherent in the decision-making process.

Mr. Edelman guided the participants through scenarios in maintenance, dispatch, and training, showing examples of how intelligent application of technologies, including EFB displays, can automate routine, time-intensive and paper-intensive processes.

“Industry interest in the EFB technologies has been growing steadily,” said Mr. Edelman, “but the focus is largely still on replacing paper with data displays. That’s a step in the right direction, but in ADF’s view that’s too limited a vision. We need to look at the big picture – an integrated enterprise network that includes the aircraft itself as a node on the enterprise network, which both provides and makes use of mission-critical data, and which can drive business decisions and therefore have a huge impact on an airline’s productivity, efficiency and cost structure.”

About Aircraft Data Fusion

Aircraft Data Fusion Inc. (ADF) develops end-to-end decision-support solutions that enable airline and aviation organizations to reduce delays, cut costs, and improve efficiency, security and safety. ADF addresses these issues through a thorough analysis of existing systems and business processes, coupled with integrated hardware and software solutions that integrate the enterprise with the aircraft. ADF was founded in 2001 by Duane Edelman, a former pilot for Northwest Airlines. For more information, visit ADF’s website at http://www.aircraftdatafusion.com.