At the heart of the f:wz system is the extensive functionality of our flight planning system – flywize.
flywize offers our customers:

• Flexible Cost optimization with accurately calculated Dynamic Cost Index (CI)
• Interfaces for automatic processing of ATC route restrictions such as RAD, NERS, Oceanic Track Systems, etc.
• Complete route restrictions management
• City Pair Comparison
• Dynamic Minimum Cost Random Routings
• Delay Cost Management
• Fully automatic ETOPS and EROPS handling
• Configurable automatic alternate airport selections – destination, takeoff and ETOP/EROP
• Terrain accountability for enroute engine out protection
• Integrated MEL/CDL and associated performance limitations and penalties
• Integrated runway performance analysis (SCAP) provides accurate Takeoff and Landing performance calculations
• Automated fuel tankering solutions
• Weather data & interpretation
• Graphical display of schedules and aircraft rotations
• Configurable automatic background calculations designed to reduce dispatcher workload
• Charting module
• Operations monitoring and alerting
• Integrated communications functions
• Statistical route evaluation tools
• Exact calculation of worldwide overflight charges
• Integrated Ops Publications System
• Pilot Self Service & Pilot Self Briefing module
  and much, much more.

Cost optimization

Our cost optimization takes into account all cost factors that affect the flight path calculation. These include fuel price, variable aircraft maintenance cost, crew cost, over-flight charges, and predicted delay cost.

Dynamic Cost Index – CI

Using the precise fuel and flight costs the system calculates the optimal CI (cost index) for each flight. The Cost Index is then used as an input parameter for the airborne FMS of modern aircraft.
Due to our unique aircraft database structure flywize is able to provide customers instant access to the complete speed range of their aircraft allowing any combination of policy Cost Index or desired fixed speed schedules to be adapted to meet any operational or policy requirement.

Automatic ATC Restriction and Track System processing

Flywize has an extensive number if interfaces designed to automatically ingest and process air traffic control restrictions published by Eurocontrol CFMU, FAA ATCSCC and other agencies around the world. Track system and route and airspace restrictions are automatically applied to the flight plan calculations and flight plans are optimized around or through the ATC restricted areas.

Complete Route Restrictions Management

All ATC restrictions are integrated into the systems navigation to create comprehensive airspace access and constraint information that is then used by the flight plan optimization algorithms to provide accurate flight plan solutions for dispatchers and pilots.

City Pair Comparison

The feature calculates the different variants for a flight (variants can have different routings, aircraft types, or cost indices) and compares the results for minimum cost, minimum fuel or minimum time.

Dynamic Minimum Cost (Random) Routings

This option includes routing via airways, random points, or defined sub-routes such as the North Atlantic Tracks and the ability to "route around” selected areas such as FIR’s, NOTAM Area Restrictions, SUA’s and user defined areas.

Delay Cost Management

integrates customer cost model for flight delays as a time cost input to the flight plan optimization calculations.

Automatic ETOPS and EROPS handling

This module performs airport selection and compliance checking and calculates all critical point, fuel and payload scenarios.

Automatic calculation of critical points and additional fuel

Automatic selection of Suitable airports for use as intermediate airports (decompression cruise in Level 100) for 2 engine and 3-4 engine aircraft. The module is also used for selection of suitable alternate airports for all origin and destinations and for automatic compliance with various FAR and JAR Ops requirements.

Terrain Resolver

Utilizes a digital terrain database to calculate engine-out driftdown and decompression limitations for worldwide coverage for enroute terrain restrictions and compliance including calculation of escape maneuvers. All FAA and JAP-Ops regulations are configurable for automat management by the terrain resolver. Terrain data is additionally used in ETOPS/EROPS as part of critical scenario calculations to ensure compliance with engine out and depressurization requirements.

MEL/CDL integration

Master MEL/CDL data for Airbus and Boeing aircraft are integrated into the aircraft performance data and customized to each airlines MEL/CDL requirements. Flywize is then linked to airline maintenance systems for automatic incorporation into flight profile calculations of any aircraft MEL/CDL performance and flight limitations.

Integrated Runway Analysis

Flywize features a fully integrated Standard Computer Aircraft Performance (SCAP) interface that allows the dispatcher to calculate Take-Off and Landing weights speeds for any operational scenario. This system can also be accessed directly via ACARS allowing pilots to request calculation updates for changing conditions and airport runway configurations.

Automated Fuel-Tankering solutions

The tanker module compares fuel prices throughout the world and defines where it is economical to take on additional fuel uplift. The application calculates using current prices and the cost to carry the additional fuel plus the wear and tear impact on aircraft operating cost in the determination of the tanker cost. The system automatically provides multi-leg tankering solutions for the dispatcher.

Weather data management

Standard WAFC Bracknell GRIB Wind data (1.25°), Temperature, Tropopause Data. Standard weather including actual weather (SA), forecasts up to 30 hours (FC, FT) and SIGMETS.

Weather interpretation

Graphical display of selected surface weather parameters, including wind components for all runways at any selected airport.

Graphical display of aircraft rotations

Provides Gantt Chart display of aircraft rotations with graphic presentation of schedule verses actual times and color-coding for flight phase and alert status.

Configurable background calculations

Flight plan calculations can be configured to run automatically based on time trigger or other event triggers. The calculations can be configured to apply the correct tail number, weight estimates and to automatically identify suitable alternate airports and perform optimized route calculations that take into account dynamic ATC & NOTAM restrictions. This feature can be used to significantly reduce dispatcher workload in the preparation of flight plan calculations.

Charting module

Graphic display of routing(s) over map displays in conjunction with upper air weather, oceanic tracks, and flight level profile(s). Charts can be automatically added to the flight crew briefing package.

Operations monitoring and alerting with configurable distribution of warnings

Flexible alerting can be routed to all users, to dedicated workstations or even directly to aircraft (e.g. weather alerts) to ensure that all personnel are alerted to changes in operating conditions and schedule requirements.

Integrated communications functions

The communications functions allow any output from flywize and flywize FB (OFP, AFP, MET, free-text) to be distributed via standard telecommunication networks such as SITA ARINC, AFTN and ACARS. Any output can also be routed via Email & FAX functionality utilizing Microsoft MAPI standard protocols.

Statistical evaluation tools

Using archived planning and actual performance data the system is able to provide for JAR-Ops statistical Contingency Fuel and Statistical Discretionary Fuel guidance for dispatchers and pilots. These data include historical data for taxi times, reserve requirements and delay predictions.

Statistical Route analysis tools

Provides a powerful set of tools for sector analysis to support block time and payload requirements and capability. The system uses its own archived historical winds database to allow users to analyze any sector with multiple aircraft types and date ranges. The module supports background batch processing and can distribute results to file, printers or via email.

Exact Calculation of worldwide overflight charges

Using a navigation database of worldwide overflight charges flywize is able to accurately calculate all overflight charges and incorporate airspace access fees intot he optimizations calculations. Flywize can then generate detailed reports of all overflight charges that can be used for budget preparation, account reconciliation and identification and resolution of incorrect overflight charges.

flywize FB - Integrated Ops Publications System

flywize FB combines official NOTAMS, company information and aircraft technical status generates briefings tailored to the actual planning situation. Available locally or via telex/ACARS remote requests.

Pilot Self Service and Pilot Briefing module

The module provides flight crew with a web based "simplified" front-end to access planning functions within flywize. This allows crews to use the same powerful flight-planning engine with a simplified front end to access flight plans that have been automatically calculated by flywize. These calculations can be configured to meet all company requirements, automatically comply with ATC routing restrictions and auto compliance with destination and alternate airport selections and contingency or reserve fuel requirements. Then, based on customer policies and procedures, pilots can be permitted to make their own adjustments to operational flight plans and fuel loads and then to print tailored weather and NOTAM briefings.