Real-time monitoring and rerouting advisories on regulated flights

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025209926-A1
Application number	US-202418670618-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 21, 2024
Priority date	Dec 22, 2023
Publication date	Jun 26, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides techniques and systems for improved flight planning. A regulation that restricts flight operations for one or more locations during one or more windows of time is accessed. It is determined, based on the regulation, that a scheduled flight will be delayed by the regulation. One or more alternative routes for the scheduled flight are identified, and a first alternative route of the one or more alternative routes is submitted as an updated flight plan for the scheduled flight.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
accessing a regulation that restricts flight operations for one or more locations during one or more windows of time; determining, based on the regulation, that a scheduled flight will be delayed by the regulation; identifying one or more alternative routes for the scheduled flight; and submitting a first alternative route of the one or more alternative routes as an updated flight plan for the scheduled flight.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the first alternative route is not subject to the regulation.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that a delay of the first alternative route is less than the delay of the scheduled flight.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting, via a graphical user interface (GUI), an indication that the scheduled flight is affected by the regulation.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising highlighting the indication based on a length of the delay.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein highlighting the indication based on the length of the delay comprises, in response to determining that the delay is greater than a threshold, emphasizing the indication.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting, for each respective alternative route of the one or more alternative routes, a respective indication via a graphical user interface (GUI).

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining, for each respective alternative route of the one or more alternative routes, a respective regulatory delay.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising highlighting each respective indication based on the respective regulatory delays.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein highlighting each respective indication comprises, in response to determining that a delay of first alternative route is lower than the delay of the scheduled flight, emphasizing the indication of the first alternative route.

11 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing, in any combination, computer program code that, when executed by a computer system, performs an operation comprising:
accessing a regulation that restricts flight operations for one or more locations during one or more windows of time; determining, based on the regulation, that a scheduled flight will be delayed by the regulation; identifying one or more alternative routes for the scheduled flight; and submitting a first alternative route of the one or more alternative routes as an updated flight plan for the scheduled flight.

12 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , the operation further comprising at least one of:
determining that the first alternative route is not subject to the regulation; or determining that a delay of the first alternative route is less than the delay of the scheduled flight.

13 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , the operation further comprising:
outputting, via a graphical user interface (GUI), an indication that the scheduled flight is affected by the regulation; and highlighting the indication based on a length of the delay.

14 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , the operation further comprising:
outputting, for each respective alternative route of the one or more alternative routes, a respective indication via a graphical user interface (GUI); determining, for each respective alternative route of the one or more alternative routes, a respective regulatory delay; and highlighting each respective indication based on the respective regulatory delays.

15 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein highlighting each respective indication comprises, in response to determining that a delay of first alternative route is lower than the delay of the scheduled flight, emphasizing the indication of the first alternative route.

16 . A system comprising:
one or more computer processors; and one or more memories containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, perform an operation comprising:
accessing a regulation that restricts flight operations for one or more locations during one or more windows of time;
determining, based on the regulation, that a scheduled flight will be delayed by the regulation;
identifying one or more alternative routes for the scheduled flight; and
submitting a first alternative route of the one or more alternative routes as an updated flight plan for the scheduled flight.

17 . The system of claim 16 , the operation further comprising at least one of:
determining that the first alternative route is not subject to the regulation; or determining that a delay of the first alternative route is less than the delay of the scheduled flight.

18 . The system of claim 16 , the operation further comprising:
outputting, via a graphical user interface (GUI), an indication that the scheduled flight is affected by the regulation; and highlighting the indication based on a length of the delay.

19 . The system of claim 16 , the operation further comprising:
outputting, for each respective alternative route of the one or more alternative routes, a respective indication via a graphical user interface (GUI); determining, for each respective alternative route of the one or more alternative routes, a respective regulatory delay; and highlighting each respective indication based on the respective regulatory delays.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein highlighting each respective indication comprises, in response to determining that a delay of first alternative route is lower than the delay of the scheduled flight, emphasizing the indication of the first alternative route.

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Güemes Jiménez Alejandro
• Costas Pablo
• Lopez Leones Javier
• Peña Ortiz Nicolas
• Muñoz Hernández Andrés
• Morales Tirado Elisa

Classifications

• G08G5/20

  Arrangements for acquiring, generating, sharing or displaying traffic information (arrangements for monitoring traffic G08G5/72) · CPC title

• G08G5/59

  in accordance with predefined flight zones, e.g. to avoid prohibited zones · CPC title

• G08G5/55

  for a single aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/76

  for monitoring atmospheric conditions · CPC title

• G08G5/72

  for monitoring traffic · CPC title