Systems and methods for managing airport operations
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1. An airport operations managing system that provides decision support for airport operations, comprising:
- a first database networked with a first data source usable to obtain and store publicly available status information on the status of airport operations;
a second database networked with a second data source usable to obtain and store non-proprietary airline status information of airline activities, the second database networked with the first database for status information exchange; and
a first airport operations advisor module having at least one of a graphical user interface and a text based interface and usable to manage airport operations, wherein the first airport operations advisor is networked with at least the first database to receive at least one of the publicly available status information and the non-proprietary airline status information, wherein the at least one of the publicly available status information and the non-proprietary airline status information is accessible by airport management and an airline.
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Abstract
Status information on plane, passenger, cargo, crew, fuel, food, baggage, maintenance, weather and any other process used to manage airport operations, including expediting aircraft turnaround time for takeoff, is gathered into a common decision support database. The system includes decision support tools to increase the sharing of information between airline, airport, contractors and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to more efficiently and safely manage the service, maintenance and operations of aircraft.
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16 Claims
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1. An airport operations managing system that provides decision support for airport operations, comprising:
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a first database networked with a first data source usable to obtain and store publicly available status information on the status of airport operations;
a second database networked with a second data source usable to obtain and store non-proprietary airline status information of airline activities, the second database networked with the first database for status information exchange; and
a first airport operations advisor module having at least one of a graphical user interface and a text based interface and usable to manage airport operations, wherein the first airport operations advisor is networked with at least the first database to receive at least one of the publicly available status information and the non-proprietary airline status information, wherein the at least one of the publicly available status information and the non-proprietary airline status information is accessible by airport management and an airline. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An airport operations managing system that provides decision support for airport operations, comprising:
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a first data source that provides publicly available airport status information, wherein the first data source is connected to an input/output interface;
a second data source that provides non-proprietary airline status information, wherein the second data source is connected to an input/output interface;
a memory connected to the input/output interface via a data bus for storing status information;
a display connected to the input/output interface for viewing status information from the at least one of the first and the second data source by airport management and an airline;
an input device connected to the input/output interface for inputting user commands to the airport operations managing system based on the status information; and
a controller connected to the input/output interface to control the movement of data within the airport operations managing system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of providing decision support for airport operations, comprising:
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gathering status information on at least one aircraft and an airport from at least one data source and storing the status information in a common decision support database accessible by airport management and an airline;
distributing the status information to a display at an airport operations center;
reviewing the status information on the display to identify current status of operations; and
implementing a response based on the status information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A storage medium storing a set of program instructions executable on a data processing device and usable to provide decision support for airport operations, the set of program instructions comprising:
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instructions for gathering status information on at least one aircraft and an airport from at least one data source and storing the status information in a common decision support database accessible by airport management and an airline;
instructions for distributing the status information to a display at an airport operations center;
instructions for reviewing the status information on the display to identify current status of operations; and
instructions for implementing a response based on the status information.
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