Patent ID: 8204802
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for managing aircraft fuel, the method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a first fuel amount data for a fueling event from an Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) located on an aircraft, the first fuel amount data representing one fueling event of a plurality of fueling events that have occurred over a selected period of time, each fueling event representing a fueling of a select aircraft of a plurality of aircrafts by a fueling agent; b) receiving a second fuel amount data derived from the fueling agent for the fueling event, the second fuel amount data comprising data originating from a fuel dispenser vehicle used to fuel the select aircraft; c) comparing the first fuel amount data and the second fuel amount data, by at least one computer processor, to determine whether one or more corresponding pieces of information from the first fuel amount data and the second fuel amount data match; and d) releasing the first fuel amount data for reconciliation with the fueling agent when the one or more corresponding pieces of information match.