SmartLynx Airlines is celebrating the 10-year milestone since the introduction of its fully paperless cockpit.

Since launching the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) programme in 2015, the airline has not only modernised its cockpit operations but also significantly reduced its environmental footprint – saving more than 30 million pages of paper, which translates to more than 3,500 trees.

SmartLynx Airlines introduced the paperless cockpit project to streamline cockpit documentation processes and bring the airline in line with global aviation standards.

At the time, pilots relied on over 12 volumes of Jeppesen charts that had to be manually updated and physically delivered to aircraft every week. The process was costly, logistically complex, and resource intensive.

Since 2015, all SmartLynx Airlines pilots have been equipped with personal iPads that serve as their EFBs. The EFBs encompass a range of features, including performance calculators, briefing tools, digital manuals, and safety reporting functions, which eliminate the need for physical documentation and enable faster, real-time updates.

Edvinas Demenius, chief executive at SmartLynx Airlines, said: “Back then, the aim was simple: reduce workload, increase safety, and minimise environmental impact. It’s been a decade of continuous improvement, and we’re proud to have made our cockpit smarter and more efficient.

“Constantly finding ways to improve operational processes has been one of the priorities for years, and we see it as a constant process.”

SmartLynx Airlines says that beyond sustainability, the transition has delivered strong operational benefits with post-flight data processing yielding minimal discrepancies, and the digital setup has enabled seamless updates, secure data flows, and reduced administrative burdens across departments.

The airline, which recently transitioned to Flightkeys 5D flight planning software, says that it plans to further expand its digital capabilities in the future and will be exploring AI-driven features, predictive data, and more intelligent integration across flight operations.

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