Airline route planning software manages the flight planning process for airlines. Airlines use these solutions to plan out exactly which routes will travel where and at what times. Airline employees utilize these solutions to carry out day-to-day operations and optimize routes.
Airline employees use airline route planning software to build, test, manage, and upload flight plans to aircraft’s flight management systems (FMS). These solutions typically include features that allow users to factor in fuel burn, up-to-date wind information, airports, aircraft type, and more. All of these factors are then used to construct viable flight schedules for the airline.
Airline route planning software often comes as part of a suite of airline operations software. These solutions also integrate with flight management systems that are on board aircraft.
To qualify for inclusion in the Airline Route Planning category, a product must:
Provide built-in access to information regarding aircraft type, fuel efficiency, wind direction, etc.
Integrate with flight management systems (FMS)
Allow users to plan out flight routes