Flight Planning

Flight Planning

Our professional flight data specialists are available 24/7 to assist you in preparing the most efficient flight plan for any destination worldwide. Our specialists are experienced aviation professionals, including a mix of FAA-certified aircraft dispatchers, weather planners, and commercial pilots. Flight planning with the GDC is fast, accurate, and intuitive. Convenient access to our worldwide flight planning is available via the telephone, on the Internet, and through datalink communications. The GDC utilizes OEM aircraft performance data combined with the most current atmospheric forecasts to yield very precise fuel burn and time calculations on every flight plan we create. Along with intelligent flight planning, the GDC incorporates EUROCONTROL validated routing to ensure route filing success.

Features
  • Integrated OEM aircraft performance data
  • Built-in trip cost estimate and altitude/cruise mode selection tools
  • Customer/company custom route database
  • ATC preferred routes
  • Equal Time Point (ETP), Extended-range
  • Twin-engine Operational Performance
  • Standards (ETOPS), and Point-of-Safe-Return (PSR) calculation
  • EUROCONTROL validated routes
  • EUROCONTROL slot assignment messages/confirmations
  • Flight plan uplink to FMS (recall)
  • Multiple optimization and route entry options
  • Multiple/custom flight plan formats
  • Storage and transmission of third-party flight plans
  • AC-U-KWIK data integration