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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Shawn Shelley, Federal Way, WA (US);
Kevin Collins, Seattle, WA (US);
George A. Molnar, Auburn, WA (US);
Steve Lovas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Joseph E. Gockowski, III, Seattle, WA (US);
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for improving fuel economy on a passenger jet aircraft comprises automatically receiving a communication from the aircraft to a ground station comprising at least one subsystem operating parameter measured during the current flight, detecting whether the operating parameter meets predetermined criteria and, if the criteria are met, automatically sending a communication to indicate the aircraft's status for a next flight. If the criteria are not met, a status of the aircraft is automatically changed and a communication is sent. Other methods and systems are also described.