Electronic Aircraft Logbook Software Guide

How to move from paper logbooks to digital records without losing control of your maintenance history.

Why Operators Switch to Electronic Logbooks

The benefits that matter for safety, resale value, and audits.

Searchable Maintenance History

Find every reference to a component, discrepancy, or inspection in seconds instead of flipping through binders.

Reduced Risk of Lost Records

Digital backups protect you from water damage, lost books, or illegible handwriting that can hurt aircraft value.

Cleaner Audit Experience

Provide inspectors with organized, filterable records that match your maintenance program and regulatory requirements.

Key Elements of a Digital Logbook

What your electronic system should be able to capture.

Linked Work Orders & Entries

Every logbook entry should be tied back to a specific work order, including parts, labor, and sign-offs.

Signatures & Approvals

Electronic signatures must clearly identify who performed the work and who approved it, with timestamps.

Exportable Records

Be able to export logbook records in formats that are usable during a sale, audit, or transition to another system.

Using Squawkbox for Digital Logbooks

How Squawkbox ties work orders, inspections, and logbook entries together.

Squawkbox Live and Squawkbox Mini both support rich aircraft history. Each work order can generate clean logbook-style summaries that show what was done, which data was used, and who signed it. Over time this builds a complete, searchable record of everything that has happened to the aircraft.