Air Schedule

This page is accessed via Operational Planning > Schedule Management > Air.

Use this page to edit an existing air schedule or create a new schedule. The fields that appear are based on the data format for Official Airline Guide (OAG) air schedules.

Creating an Air Schedule

1. Enter a Flight ID.
2. Optionally, change the Domain Name.
3. Enter an Effective Date and Expiration Date. The Effective Date controls when this schedule is active and the Expiration Date acts as an end date for the schedule. Use these dates together to control when this schedule is on and off.
   
   The Source Location, Source IATA Code, Departure Time, Elapsed Time, Destination Location, Destination IATA Code, Arrival Time, and Day Adj (Day Adjustment) will automatically be filled in when you created an Interim Flight.
4. Select the Air Cargo checkbox to identify the flight as a cargo flight. If not selected, the flight is designated as a Passenger flight. Air Cargo designates flights that are cargo-only, as opposed to mixed flights/more restricted flights that carry passengers and cargo.
5. Enter a Major Record Type. This field maps to the Group field in OAG's control section schema; examples include: 9B - Certified Direct Flights and 9M - Certified Connections.
6. Optionally, enter a Traffic Restriction (OAG-specific field, not used by the system).
7. The Flight Category field is not editable (OAG-specific field, not used by the system).
8. Use the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday checkboxes to identify the days of the week on which the flight occurs.
   
   When uploading CSV files, the flight frequency should be specified as a 7-character string. For example, to indicate flights on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the format would be “1X3X5XX”. To specify daily flights, you can use “1234567”.
9. Add an Interim Flight. You must define at least one interim flight for each flight schedule. Multiple interim flights represent connection flights.
   
   The parameter Interline Flights Allowed controls the use of code sharing for interim airline flights.
   
   When you save the Interim Flight, the following fields are calculated fields are based on the interim flight or flights that you add.
10. The Source and Destination Locations are based on the respective locations defined on the first and last interim flight in the list (if there are multiple interim flights defined).
11. The Source and Destination IATA Codes are filled in for the source and destination locations (mentioned above) if these locations have an IATA (International Air Transport Association) code defined as reference numbers with a qualifier of IA.
12. The Departure and Arrival Times are based on the departure time for the source location of the first interim flight and the arrival time at the destination for the last interim flight in the list.
13. The Elapsed Time is the difference between the source departure time and the destination arrival time.
14. The Day Adjustment keeps track of flights that span more than one day based on Departure and Arrival time.
15. Select Finished.