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This page allows you to define the details of a flight event. Tell me more.
Select the “Create flight Code” link under the “Flight Assignment” business component.
The “Create Flight Code” page appears.
The system displays the following field:
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Date & Time Format |
The format in which the date and time fields are to be entered. This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date and time format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default |
Enter the following field in the “Reference Time Zone Details” group box:
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Reference Time Zone |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the reference time zone. Mandatory. The system lists the options “UTC” and “Local”. By default, the system leaves this field blank. |
Enter the following in the “Flight Code Details” multiline:
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Flight # |
The number identifying the flight for the assignment (Alphanumeric, 30). This number is unique for a starting, en-route and destination station in a day’s schedule.. Mandatory. |
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Leg # |
The number identifying the leg in the journey (Integer). Ensure that the number entered in this field is positive. The leg number is a sequential number starting from “1”. If no leg number is entered, the system assumes the flight to contain a single leg. In such cases, successive legs should not be entered in the multiline. |
Note: The flight number and leg number combination must be unique in the multiline.
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From Station |
Use the drop-down list box to select the station where the journey starts. Mandatory. The system lists all the “Active” stations defined in the “Create Station” activity of the “Common Masters” business component. |
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Std. Departure Gate # |
The number identifying the standard gate in the terminal, from which the flight departs (Alphanumeric, 24). The gate number entered here must be a valid gate defined for the specified departure station in the “Maintain Gate” activity of the “Common Masters” business component, and should be in “Active” status. |
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To Station |
Use the drop-down list box to select the destination station of the flight. The system lists all the stations defined in the “Create Station“ activity of the “Common Masters” business component, which are in the active status. |
Note: If more than one leg is specified, the “To station” of the previous leg should be the “From station” of the next leg.
Note: The combination of the “From Station” and “To Station” should be unique for any given journey.
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Std. Arrival Gate # |
The number identifying the standard gate in the terminal, in which the flight arrives (Alphanumeric, 24). The gate number entered here must be a valid gate defined for the specified arrival station in the “Maintain Gate” activity of the “Common Masters” business component, and should be in “Active” status. |
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Std. Departure Time |
The standard departure time of the flight for which the flight code is created. (Time Format). Mandatory. Ensure that the time entered in this field is in the format specified in the “Date & Time Format” field. |
The system displays the following:
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Std. Arrival Time |
The standard arrival time of the flight. The estimated travel duration is added with the standard departure time to arrive at the standard arrival time. The system sets this field to “Time” by default. |
Enter the following:
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Time unit |
Use the drop-down list box to select the unit in which the time duration is measured. The system displays the options “Hours” and “Minutes”. |
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Est. Travel Duration |
The estimated journey time from the scheduled source to destination (Decimal). The travel duration time is measured in terms of the unit specified in the “Time Unit” field. |
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Aircraft Model # |
The number identifying the aircraft model (Alphanumeric, 20). The aircraft model number must be defined in the “Aircraft” business component. Help facility available. |
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Start Maint. Event |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the maintenance event to be performed before the start of the journey. The system lists the options “Pre-Flight Checks” and “In-transit Checks”. By default, the system leaves this field blank. |
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End Maint. Event |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the maintenance event to be performed after the end of the journey. The system lists the options “In-transit Checks” and “RON Checks”. By default, the system leaves this field blank. |
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Crew Change ? |
Use the drop-down list box and select "Yes", if a crew change has been planned. Select “No” otherwise. By default, the system leaves this field blank. |
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Planning Region |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the region for planning the aircraft routing. The system lists all the active regions that are defined in the “Maintain Region” activity in the “Common Masters” business component. By default, the system leaves this field blank. |
Click the “Create Flight Code” pushbutton, to create the flight code(s).
To proceed, carry out the following
Select the “Edit Model Effectivity” link at the bottom of the page, to associate aircraft models preferred for the flight event.
Refer the topic “Assigning models to flight code“ for more details.
Select the “Edit Alternate Stations” link at the bottom of the page, to identify alternate destinations for the flight event.
Refer the topic “Specifying alternate stations for flight code” for more details.
Creating flight code – An overview
This page allows you to define the details of a flight code. A flight code refers to the journey of an aircraft from a scheduled source to destination. The flight code is a unique combination of flight number and/or leg number.
It also records the departure station/gate, arrival station/gate, standard departure time, standard arrival time, estimated travel duration and planning region. The system calculates the standard arrival time based on the standard departure time and estimated travel duration along with the differences for daylight saving information as available in the “Common Masters” business component.
If the flight event has more than one segment then you can differentiate each segment by associating the leg number with the same flight number. For example, a London–New York–Boston flight has two legs. So the first leg i.e., for London–New York flight, you can identify as Leg 1 and the other segment or leg of the flight, you should call Leg 2. If no leg number is specified, then the system assumes the journey to be of single leg. The flight code and leg combination should be unique in the system.
The flight code can be assigned with aircraft models. If no model is identified, then it is assumed that any aircraft model can fly in the route specified in the flight code. In other words, the flight code may be applicable for all aircraft models. The flight code can be assigned with alternate landing stations, in case the flight cannot be landed in the scheduled destination.