There was a time when all pilots carried over 35 pounds of paperwork on each flight. For some pilots, those days ended when their airlines have adopted iPad apps such as FliteDeck to carry their flight plans.
However, the use of the technology comes with risks. On Tuesday night dozens of American Airlines planes were grounded after the iPad app carrying the flight plans stopped working.
A spokesperson for the airline told the BBC that “In some cases, the flight had to return to the gate to access a Wi-Fi connection to fix the issue.”
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