Managing Flight Operations

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Select the “Flight Operations Hub” link under the “Flight Planning & Assignment” business component.

The “Flight Operations Hub” page appears.

Select the format for viewing.

View Option

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of documents you want to view. The drop-down list box displays the following: Flight Request, Flight Quote and Trip Plan.

Select Trip Plan, to retrieve and work with trip plans.
Select Flight Request, to retrieve and work with both flight requests and trip plans.

Enter the trip plan #/flight request # in the input field provided alongside.

Select the “Get” pushbutton to retrieve the documents.

To view Tiles

Click the “Tiles View” to display the tiles for which you as the login user possess privileges. This pushbutton being a toggle can be used to clear the Tiles view also.

The various tiles and the documents that they retrieve is explained in the table next.

Tile	Tile is available, if	Documents retrieved on click of Tile	Buttons Available	Action Links Available	Quick Links Available
Requests Pend. Confirmation	The “Show Requests Pend. Confirmation” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Flight Requests in the Fresh status	Confirm Request Cancel Request	Review A/C Crew Available Setup Flight Quote	Create Customer Record Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request
Unprocessed Requests	The “'Show Unprocessed Requests” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Flight Requests in the Confirmed Status though not processed into Trip Plans/Flight Quotes. Flight Requests partially into Trip plans (This means some but not all rows in the flight request have been converted to trip plans.	Setup Trip Plan Reject Request	Review A/C Crew Available Setup Flight Quote Setup Trip Plan	Create Customer Record Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request
Trip Plan Under Prep.	The “Show Trip Plans under Preparation” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans in the Draft status	Cancel trip Plan	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub
Trip Plan Pend. Assignments	The “Show Trip Plans Pending Assignment” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans that are in Fresh Status though Aircraft / Crew Assignment not complete	Cancel trip Plan	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub
Trips Pend. Confirm & Release	The “Show Trip Plans Pending Confirmation & Release” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans in the Fresh status with Assignment Status yet to be confirmed.	Confirm & Release Trip Plan Cancel trip Plan	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub
Trips Pend. Flight Plan Setup	The “Show Trip plans pending a flight plan setup” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans in the Confirmed & Released Status though Flight Plan not yet generated in EFBC	Short Close Trip Plan	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub
Flight Plan under Prep.	The “Show Flight Plans under preparation” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans with Flight Plans under preparation in EFBC	NA	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub
Pending Approval	The “Show Flight Plans pending approval” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans with Flight Plans in EFBC pending approval	NA	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub
Released Flight Plans	The “Show Flight Plans released for flight” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans with Flight Plans in EFBC in the Released status	NA	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub
Completed Trips	The “Show Completed Trips” set as 'Yes' in the Preference Setup for Flight Operations Hub.	Trip Plans Initiated & Completed with Flight Plans in EFBC in the Released status	NA	Review A / C &b crew Availability Setup Flight Plan Review A / C Readiness	Manage Flight Contract Manage Flight Request Review Flight Plan Review Trip Actuals Journey Log Hub

To create Trip plan / Flight request

Specify the following to create flight request /trip plan.

Create

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of documents you want to view. The drop-down list box displays the following: Flight Request, Flight Quote and Trip Plan.

Select Trip Plan, to create trip plan. On selecting the option, the “Manage Trip Plan” page appears.
Select Flight Request, to create flight requests. On selecting the option, the “Manage Flight Request” page appears.

Click the icon to access the “Manage Screen Defaults and Preference” activity.

Working in Status section

This section retrieves / displays breakup of records based on the status of trip plans / flight requests as you click the requisite tile in the Trip Plan / Request Details multiline. This section displays the tiles and functions as explained in the “To view Tiles” section.

Click to display the Status section.

Working in Search section

This section retrieves / displays breakup of records based on the filters you specify for Search Criteria and Advanced Search.

Click to display the “Search” tab
Specify the filters in the “Search Criteria” to retrieve documents.

View Option	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of documents you want to retrieve. The drop-down list box displays Flight Request, Flight Quote and Trip Plan.
Customer #	To retrieve records associated with specific customer, specify the customer #. Help facility available
Doc. Status	To retrieve documents in specific status, select the status from the drop-down list box. The drop-down list box displays statuses applicable to the document selected in the View Option drop-down list box. For example, if you have selected Trip Plan, the statuses applicable for Trip Plan will only be displayed in the drop-down list box.
Date From/To	The retrieve documents created in specific period, provide the start and end dates of the period.
Field Base	To retrieve documents associated with specific station, select the station from the drop-down list box. The drop-down list box displays the Active stations defined in the system.

Select the link “Advanced Search” to provide additional filters to sharpen the search and find precise records. However, Additional Search is optional.

View Option	To retrieve specific type of documents, select the document type from the drop-down list box. The drop-down list box displays Flight Request and Trip Plan.
Customer #	To retrieve documents associated with specific customer, enter customer #. Help facility available
Flight Service Type	To retrieve documents associated with specific flight service type, select the flight service type from the drop-down list box. The drop-down list box displays the following.
Flight Ops. Type	To retrieve documents associated with specific flight operations type, select the flight operations type from the drop-down list box.
Assign. Type	To retrieve documents associated with specific assignment type, select the assignment type from the drop-down list box. The drop-down list box displays
Quote Type	To retrieve documents with specific quote type, select the quote type from the drop-down list box. The drop-down list box displays
Contract #	To retrieve documents bound by specific contract #, enter the contract #.
Aircraft Reg. #	To retrieve documents involving specific aircraft, enter aircraft registration #.
Doc. Status	To retrieve documents in specific status, select the status from the drop-down list box. The drop-down list box displays
Field Base	To retrieve documents assigned to specific station, select the station from the drop-down list box.
Date From/To	To retrieve documents created during specific period, enter start and end dates of the period.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve documents that match the filters in the “Search Criteria” and “Additional Search” group boxes.

Retrieval and processing of Trip plans

The “Trip Plan Details” multiline displays the following details of the retrieved trip plans based on the user-specified search filters.

Trip Plan #	The trip plan retrieved by the search. Click the data hyperlink to access the “Manage Trip Plan” activity.
Status	The status of the trip plan, such as Draft, Fresh and Confirmed.
Trip Actuals Status	The status of the trip actuals, such as Pending or Completed.
Collab.	Click the icon to navigate to the “Collaborate” page.
Customer	The customer that requested the flight/trip.
Flight Service Type	The flight service type of the trip.
Aircraft Reg. #	The aircraft assigned to the trip.
Aircraft Model #	The model of the aircraft assigned to the trip.
A/C Assign.	The aircraft assignment status of the trip, such as Assigned or Pending.
Crew Assign.	The crew assignment status of the trip, such as Assigned or Pending.
Pax Info.	Select the data hyperlink to view the passenger details for the trip. The “Manage Passenger Info.” page appears.
Cargo Info.	Select the data hyperlink to view the cargo details for the trip. The “Manage Cargo Details” page appears.
Equip Info.	Select the data hyperlink to view the equipment details for the trip. The “Manage Equipment Details” page appears.
Flight Plan #	The flight plan generated against the trip plan.
Flight Plan Status	The status of the flight plan generated against the trip plan, such as Accepted and Rejected.
Journey Details	Additional details of the trip / flight journey.
Duration (Hrs.)	The duration of the trip / flight journey in hours.
Duration (In Decimals)	The decimal part of the duration of the trip / flight journey in hours.
From Date & Time	The date and time of commencement of the trip/ flight journey.
To Date & Time	The date and time end date and time at which the trip/ flight journey concluded.
Assign. Type	The assignment type of the trip.
Attach	The count of documents attached to the trip plan.
View Docs.	Click the data hyperlink to view the documents uploaded against the trip plan.
Flight Ops. Type	The flight operations type of the trip.
Field Base	The station allocated to the aircraft assigned to the trip.
Approval Remarks	The remarks provided by the authorizer of the trip plan.
Plan Release Date & Time	The date on which the trip plan was routed to the EFBC system.
Usage Type	The usage type of the trip/flight journey.
Contract Ref.	The customer contract covering the trip plan.
Call Sign	The call sign of the customer/trip plan.
Flight Quote	The flight quote for the flight request associated with the trip plan.
Trip Description	The description of the trip plan.
Customer Request #	The flight request from the customer for the trip.
Request Date	The date on which the flight request from the customer was created.
Customer Ref.	The customer who requested the flight/trip.

Select the required link from the Action Links drop-down list box to proceed further.

Review A / C &b crew Availability

Setup Flight Plan

Review A / C Readiness

Select the required link from the Quick Links drop-down list box to proceed further.

Manage Flight Contract

Manage Flight Request

Review Flight Plan

Review Trip Actuals

Journey Log Hub

Select the trip plan you want to confirm and release from the “Trip Plan Details” multiline, and then click the “Confirm & Release Trip Plan” button.
Select the record you want to cancel from the “Trip Plan Details” multiline and then click the “Cancel Trip Plan” button.
Select the record you want to short close from the “Trip Plan Details” multiline and click the “Short Close Trip Plan” link.

Retrieval and processing of Flight requests

The “Request Details” multiline displays the following.

Request #/Rev. #	The flight request # and the revision # from the customer based on which trip plan was created.
Line #	The line # from the flight request based on which trip plan was created.
Status	The status of the flight request, such as Approved or Fresh.
Attach	Select the data hyperlink to upload documents attached to the flight request. The “Upload Documents” page appears.
View Docs.	Select the data hyperlink to view documents attached to the flight request. The “Delete/View Associated Doc. Attachments” page appears.
Customer	The customer that requested for the trip plan.
Req. A/C Model #	The model of the aircraft requested for the trip.
Qty.	The
Req. Aircraft Reg. #	The aircraft requested for the trip.
Flight Service Type	The flight service type requested for the trip.
Journey Details	Additional information on the flight journey undertaken by the trip.
From Date & Time	The date & time of the commencement of the trip / journey.
To Date & Time	The date & time of the end of the trip / journey.
Duration (Hrs.)	The duration of the trip / journey in hours.
Duration (In Decimal)	The decimal part of the duration of the trip / journey.
Time Zone	The time zone of the flight request
Assign. Type	The assignment type of the trip / flight request.
Trip Plan #	The trip plan for the flight request for the trip.
Flight Quote	The flight quote for the flight request for the trip..
Field Base	The field base of the flight request for the trip
Request Date	The date of the flight request for the trip.
Request for	The request for trip.
Request Category	The user-defined category of the flight request.
Cust. Type	The customer type for the flight request
Call Sign	The call sign of the customer who requested for the flight.
Contract Ref.	The contract # binding on the customer flight request.
No. of Pax	Click on the data hyperlink to access the "Manage Passenger Details" page.
Cargo Info.	Click on the data hyperlink to access the "Manage Cargo Details" page.
Equip. Info.	Click on the data hyperlink to access the "Manage Equipment Details" page.
Request Remarks	Additional details of the flight request.
Amend Info.	Details fn the fields that were changed in the revision # of the flight request.
Amend Processing remarks	Change details of the latest revision of the flight request

Select the required link from the Action Links drop-down list box to proceed further.
Select the required link from the Quick Links drop-down list box to proceed further.

To confirm trip plan and route confirmed trip plan to EFBC

Select the trip plans in the “Trip Plan Details” multiline.
Click the “Confirm & Release Trip Plan” button.

To input Cancel/Short Close Remarks

Click the “Cancel Trip Plan” or “Short Close Trip Plan” button.

The Cancel/Short Close Remarks window appears.

Enter the following.

Cancel/Short Close Remarks

Reasons for cancellation / short closure of the flight record.

Select the “Cancel/Short Close” pushbutton.