Apple iPad 9 takes flight on IndiGo — just in time for its final departure

In a move that is as pragmatic as it is ironic, IndiGo has decided to equip its ATR pilots with the now-discontinued iPad 9 as part of its ‘NextGen EFB’ (Electronic Flight Bag) program. Apple may have retired the iPad 9, but IndiGo has found a new life for it—up in the skies.

Per IndiGo, its latest initiative is aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and digitising the cockpit environment. The iPad 9, with its A13 Bionic chip and 10.2-inch Retina display, is still a capable tablet. It’s just that Apple has moved on to newer and shinier things—specifically, the tenth-generation iPad.