Patent ID: 8510278

Claim:
A method of loading data on board at least one aircraft, wherein a data set is loaded into on-board equipment of the at least one aircraft, which data set comprises at least: a first version of a database that is identical to a version already in use in the at least one aircraft; a second version of the database, wherein the first and second versions of the database are each characterized by an applicability date that indicates when each version can become active; and a warning system for the at least one aircraft which recognizes which version or versions of the database to use based upon the applicability dates, wherein parameter settings are made suitable for causing a predetermined one of the two versions to be taken into account by a computer of the airplane, wherein the first version is swapped for the second version or the second version is swapped for the first version based upon the applicability date of one or more of the versions, and wherein the data set is loaded into on-board equipment of a second aircraft, and the warning system for each aircraft recognizes, after the data set is loaded into the on-board equipment of each aircraft, which version or versions of the database to use based upon the applicability dates.