Weather data synchronization and warnings

Purpose

1.1. Enable continuous aggregation of real-time weather data from multiple meteorological sources for flight operations.
1.2. Ensure flight dispatch, pilots, and operations receive automated alerts on critical weather changes affecting routes, airports, and alternate landing locations.
1.3. Facilitate regulatory compliance and safety by synchronizing weather updates in flight planning, reducing manual overhead, and minimizing disruption due to unforeseen weather events.
1.4. Feed up-to-date weather data to scheduling, passenger communication, maintenance, and dispatch systems.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Receipt of updated METAR/TAF data from authorized sources.
2.2. Detection of adverse weather thresholds (e.g., crosswinds, thunderstorms, visibility drops) on monitored routes or airports.
2.3. Schedule-based fetches for pre-departure checks and mid-flight updates.
2.4. Integration of NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) alerts indicating weather impacts.
2.5. Regulatory or company SOP-mandated update intervals.

Platform Variants

3.1. OpenWeatherMap API
• Feature: “Current Weather Data” endpoint — poll for METAR-format data using airport ICAO codes.
3.2. MET Norway API (Frost)
• Feature: “Weather Data Points” — query for real-time observations & forecasts, filter by operational airfields.
3.3. NOAA API
• Feature: “Aviation Weather Data Service (AWDS)” — configure for global METAR/TAF feeds via REST/FTP.
3.4. AccuWeather Enterprise API
• Feature: “Severe Weather Alerts” — trigger calls for warning conditions affecting company routes.
3.5. IBM/The Weather Company
• Feature: “Aviation Weather API” — subscribe to airport-specific alert channels for real-time push notifications.
3.6. AerisWeather
• Feature: “Alerts and Notifications” — push adverse weather conditions to subscribed endpoints.
3.7. Tomorrow.io
• Feature: “Aviation Suite” — integrate “Flight Route Weather” with webhook delivery on key flight paths.
3.8. Weatherbit.io
• Feature: “Historical Weather” — enable routine update and incident trace-back for post-ops review.
3.9. Meteomatics
• Feature: “Aviation Data Service” — configure REST polling for current and forecasted data per airport.
3.10. Climacell
• Feature: “Alert Engine” — define company risk criteria and auto-trigger dispatch notifications.
3.11. SMS Notification: Twilio
• Feature: “Programmable SMS” — send real-time weather warnings to pilot and ground operations numbers.
3.12. Email Notification: SendGrid
• Feature: “Single Send Mail” — auto-generate warning emails to subscribed flight ops team distribution lists.
3.13. Slack
• Feature: “Incoming Webhook” — post critical weather alerts to flight operations channels for incident workflow.
3.14. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: “Webhook Connector” — deliver weather warnings to designated airline operations teams.
3.15. PagerDuty
• Feature: “Event Trigger” — escalate urgent meteorological warnings to the right response crew shifts.
3.16. SAP Cloud Platform Integration
• Feature: “API Management” — route weather data into dispatch/scheduling SAP modules.
3.17. Salesforce
• Feature: “Apex REST” — push weather updates directly into customer and asset management objects.
3.18. IBM Maximo
• Feature: “REST Integration” — log weather-triggered maintenance tasks when adverse forecasts threaten assets.
3.19. ServiceNow
• Feature: “Flow Designer” — auto-create operational incident tickets from weather alerts.
3.20. Google Sheets
• Feature: “App Script Webhook” — auto-update logs for audit/compliance with weather event history.
3.21. Power BI
• Feature: “Streaming Data Set” — live feed weather impacts for command dashboard visualization.
3.22. AWS Lambda
• Feature: “API Gateway Trigger” — run bespoke business logic on incoming weather changes, e.g., initiate crew recalls.
3.23. Azure Logic Apps
• Feature: “HTTP Trigger” — automate multi-step workflows for dispatch and customer notifications on severe weather.
3.24. IBM Integration Bus
• Feature: “HTTPInputNode” — parse and distribute incoming WXX (weather) messages to legacy airline systems.
3.25. Zapier
• Feature: “Webhooks” — glue weather data triggers to downstream SaaS for ancillary process sync (e.g., traveler alerts).

Benefits

4.1. Significant reduction in manual monitoring and error-prone human handoffs.
4.2. Faster and more reliable regulatory compliance reporting during weather incidents.
4.3. Enhanced operational safety for passengers, crew, and assets.
4.4. Proactive disruption management—for flight re-routing, customer service, and crew scheduling.
4.5. Real-time situational awareness across all operational tiers and improved accountability via digital audit trails.
4.6. Minimized weather-related downtime and cost overruns.