The Flight Status display shows the flight schedule and is intended to provide a quick overview of the status of the airline. Any flights that have crew-related problems are shown in red. Likewise, the Crew Status display shows the crew roster with any problem activities displayed in red. Activities not fully assigned are displayed in the unassigned chart. The number of visible days in the Crew Tracking window is user-definable and can be changed as circumstances require.
All activities starting or ending within the window are modifiable by the user.
The viewable window extends into the past and into the future as far as the longest activities which fall within the user's selection of operational window size. The CTS tracks manual changes and exogenous events which disrupt the roster. The recorded historical data are used for payroll purposes and are used to update the current schedule with actual data. Only when consensus between Operations Control and Crewing is obtained, can the proposed changes be implemented. The CTS compares actual events with planned events, as contained in the operational schedule.