Patent ID: 7606641
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G01C,G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for assigning aircraft to routes, the method comprising: receiving, at a computer system, fuel consumption data for each aircraft of a fleet of aircraft, the fuel consumption data obtained during flights of the fleet of aircraft; receiving, at the computer system, fuel consumption data for each aircraft engine of the fleet of aircraft, the fuel consumption data obtained during flights associated with the individual aircraft engines; normalizing, with the computer system, the aircraft and aircraft engine fuel consumption data based on environmental factors experienced by the aircraft and the aircraft engines during the flights when the fuel consumption data was obtained; determining, with the computer system, a fuel efficiency for each aircraft and aircraft engine using the normalized fuel consumption data; receiving, at the computer system, information related to routes serviced by the fleet of aircraft; and determining, utilizing the computer system, an assignment of aircraft and engine combinations to the routes serviced by the fleet of aircraft based on the determined fuel efficiency for each aircraft and aircraft engine of the fleet of aircraft.