System and method for optimized flight planning
First Claim
1. A method of scheduling aviation fuel transactions during web-based flight planning, said method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining an electronic database containing a plurality of fixed base operators, wherein each fixed based operator has an associated airport and a related price-per-unit for at least one type of aviation fuel;
receiving over a network flight information from a remote user;
wherein said flight information includes an origin and destination location and aircraft information;
determining a plurality of refueling airports for at least a first leg of a flight between said origin and destination location and a fuel type required from said flight information using said first server;
transmitting fuel information regarding a plurality of fixed base operators over said network to the remote user using said server;
wherein each fixed base operator within said plurality is associated in said database with an airport within said plurality of refueling airports and said fuel information includes a current price-per-unit for said fuel type associated in said database with each fixed base operator within said plurality;
receiving over said network a selection for a fixed base operator from the remote user, wherein said selected fixed base operator is selected from said plurality of fixed base operators;
transmitting an electronic fuel purchase reservation to said selected fixed base operator over said network in response to said receiving; and
collecting a fee for a transaction associated with said fuel purchase reservation from said selected fixed base operator.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for the processing and optimization of flight plans is disclosed. Information regarding a plurality of previous flight plans is received over a digital network and is stored in at least a database. The database preferably includes aviation fuel price information, aircraft performance information, and aviation weather information as well. Upon receiving a request, a server generates at least an optimized portion of a flight plan. In one form, historical flight plan data of others is automatically used to aid in the determination of the optimized route offered to the user for review, with the resulting final flight plan being electronically filed with the FAA upon approval. In a further form, the user may arrange fuel transactions at intermediate destinations with the service provider receiving a fee in exchange for facilitating the transaction.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling aviation fuel transactions during web-based flight planning, said method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining an electronic database containing a plurality of fixed base operators, wherein each fixed based operator has an associated airport and a related price-per-unit for at least one type of aviation fuel; receiving over a network flight information from a remote user;
wherein said flight information includes an origin and destination location and aircraft information;determining a plurality of refueling airports for at least a first leg of a flight between said origin and destination location and a fuel type required from said flight information using said first server; transmitting fuel information regarding a plurality of fixed base operators over said network to the remote user using said server;
wherein each fixed base operator within said plurality is associated in said database with an airport within said plurality of refueling airports and said fuel information includes a current price-per-unit for said fuel type associated in said database with each fixed base operator within said plurality;receiving over said network a selection for a fixed base operator from the remote user, wherein said selected fixed base operator is selected from said plurality of fixed base operators; transmitting an electronic fuel purchase reservation to said selected fixed base operator over said network in response to said receiving; and collecting a fee for a transaction associated with said fuel purchase reservation from said selected fixed base operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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