iPad rapid acceptace as flight hardware

Some recent rapid fire news of airlines testing and now with United implementing it as standard hardware for operations. All this has happened in only a few months, a recap of the headlines here.

Unless noted links from a popular Apple news/rumors forums site, top is latest news.

United Airlines Deploying 11,000 iPads to Pilots as Electronic Flight Bags
CNN: United Continental replacing pilot manuals with iPads
The latest big step in iPad adoption (already posted by nJayM in this threads).

British Airways Flight Attendants Using iPads to Improve Customer Service (Interesting application)

Delta Testing iPads for Real-Time Communications With Pilots
(direct forum link). They are only one trying Android based Xoom alternatives, but with all the attention on iPad, it will be unlikely to receive as much developer support.

Marine Corps and Civilian Aircrews Replacing Maps With iPads
(direct forum link)

iPhone/iPad Rules The Skies .
Not directly iOS stuff used by airline, but the popularity of iOS hardware used during flights.
iOS is the OS the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch (think iPhone without carrier) use.

Edit: found other news bits:
Bloomberg: Apple IPads in Cockpits May Mean End of Paper Charts March 17, 2011

Apple insider: Commercial airlines look to Apple’s iPad for paperless cockpits (Alaska Air, Delta, Executive Jet Management) March 7, 2011

AOPA: Jet charter to use Jeppesen iPad app in lieu of paper charts (Executive Jet Management) Feb 11, 2011

The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulations for the use of EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) devices:
AC 120-76A.pdf

AC 91_78.pdf

Aviation products for iPad:
Aviation Consumer discuss more accurate GPS module and listed iPad and its Apps as “Gear of the Year.

and places you can get them
Aircraft Spruce iPad stuff

Sporty’s Pilot iPad goodies

Chief Aircraft has a couple.