Booking & Reservation ManagementPurpose
1.2. Reduce manual validation, eliminate double bookings, and streamline booking workflow.
1.3. Synchronize aircraft status across booking systems, maintenance logs, and rental calendars.
1.4. Alert staff and clients instantly when availability changes or conflicts arise.
1.5. Aggregate and reconcile data from multiple scheduling and messaging platforms.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Manual availability check by staff.
2.3. Scheduled periodic sync of inventory database.
2.4. Alert/notification from aircraft maintenance tracking systems.
2.5. Change in aircraft status (in/out of service).
Platform Variants
3.1. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Use Flow Builder + Apex to run custom SOQL queries on aircraft records based on booking events.
3.2. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Cloud Flow, trigger “When an item is created” from Dataverse or SharePoint for new rental request.
3.3. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: “New Booking” trigger in Booking tool → Filter step → “Find Record” in database app (Airtable/MySQL).
3.4. Google Apps Script
• Feature/Setting: Trigger on Form Submit in Google Forms, run script to query Google Sheet or external API for availability.
3.5. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: API Gateway event triggers a Lambda function that queries an RDS/Postgres/DocumentDB with aircraft status.
3.6. Azure Logic Apps
• Feature/Setting: HTTP trigger + SQL Connector “Get rows” from aircraft database on booking submission.
3.7. Make (Integromat)
• Feature/Setting: Receive webhook with booking details, search and filter aircraft records module.
3.8. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming webhook or Slash Command, triggers check via outgoing webhook, aircraft status posted in channel.
3.9. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: SMS received with specific keyword (“AVAIL”), Twilio Function runs check and SMSes result.
3.10. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Inbound Parse API receives email request, triggers function to process aircraft query and send response.
3.11. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow triggered by form submission, uses CRM object API to read availability custom properties.
3.12. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticket created event triggers app to call external aircraft inventory API for result.
3.13. Jira Service Management
• Feature/Setting: Automation rule on ticket creation runs API call to external availability service, posts update to ticket.
3.14. Calendly
• Feature/Setting: Event scheduled via webhook, triggers function to reconcile with master aircraft calendar (Google/Outlook).
3.15. Outlook 365
• Feature/Setting: New Calendar Event created, Flow checks shared aircraft calendar for conflicts.
3.16. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: On event creation, Apps Script checks custom fields/notes for aircraft assignment and available time slots.
3.17. Quickbase
• Feature/Setting: Pipeline triggers on new record, queries table with aircraft status on request.
3.18. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Board automation triggers when booking pulse created, uses API to check linked availability board.
3.19. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Flow Designer checks custom table on booking request, automated notification if conflict.
3.20. NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: SuiteScript or Workflow checks status on transaction/booking record creation, sends outcome via SuiteTalk API.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures up-to-date real-time rental availability for staff and clients.
4.3. Minimizes overbooking, improving client experience and resource utilization.
4.4. Eases scaling of reservation operations across communication and CRM platforms.
4.5. Reduces administrative workload, freeing staff for high-value interactions.