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Method and system for tactical airline management

  • US 6,721,714 B1
  • Filed: 04/16/2000
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for managing the assets of a user airline, based upon consideration of data regarding the status and needs of the user airline assets and passengers, the assets of other airlines, common shared assets and the weather, to achieve specified business goals of the user airline, said system comprising:

  • a computer processor means for processing data, a storage means for storing data on a storage medium, a first means for initialing the storage medium, a second means for processing said considered data to predict trajectories of a specified set of the user airline and other airline assets and the loads that said trajectories will place upon the assets of the user airline and the common assets, a third means for processing said considered data, predicted trajectories and loads to determine the capability of the user airline and the common assets to meet said loads and needs while achieving user airline specified, business goals, a fourth means for processing said considered data to create alternative, potential scenarios, said scenarios arising as a result of specifiable changes in the predicted trajectories of the user airline assets, wherein said scenarios include calculations for the changes in the loads caused by said changed trajectories, and a fifth means for processing and evaluating said alternative, potential scenarios to identify those scenarios which satisfy said asset loads, needs and specified business goals to a predetermined level.

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