Status information on plane, passenger, cargo, crew, fuel, food, baggage,
maintenance, weather and any other process used to manage airport
operations, including expediting aircraft turnaround time for takeoff, is
gathered into a common decision support database. The system includes
decision support tools to increase the sharing of information between
airline, airport, contractors and the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), to more efficiently and safely manage the service, maintenance and
operations of aircraft.