Automatic flight plan filing with air traffic authorities

Purpose

1. Streamline and automate the process of submitting flight plans directly to air traffic authorities for air ambulance missions.

2. Reduce manual errors, optimize mission readiness, and ensure compliance with aviation regulations.

3. Integrate flight planning with medical dispatch to minimize delays in emergency response.

4. Enable seamless documentation and audit trails for legal and operational validation.

Trigger Conditions

1. Emergency medical call requiring air ambulance deployment.

2. Confirmation of patient transport requirement at remote or inaccessible locations.

3. Entry of validated mission details (aircraft, crew, route) in the dispatch management system.

4. Update/approval from medical operations or flight operations manager.

Platform Variants

1. FlightAware Firehose API

• Feature/Setting: Real-time flight plan submission via REST endpoint; configure endpoint URL and authentication token.
  

2. FAA SWIM (System Wide Information Management)

• Feature/Setting: Automated filing through FAA’s SWIM Flight Data Publication Service; set XML data payload and secure gateway access.
  

3. Eurocontrol B2B Web Services

• Feature/Setting: Use NM B2B "SubmitFlightPlan" in SOAP/REST mode; specify login credentials and aircraft/route template.
  

4. RocketRoute API

• Feature/Setting: Integrate "POST /v1/flights" to submit flight details; authorize with API key.
  

5. ForeFlight Dispatch API

• Feature/Setting: "Create Flight Plan" endpoint configuration for secure medical flight channels; assign JSON fields for crew and patient.
  

6. SkyDemon Connect

• Feature/Setting: Use "Upload Plan" with integration key; configure destination as relevant aviation authority server.
  

7. Leidos Flight Service (1800wxbrief) API

• Feature/Setting: Employ "File Flight Plan" endpoint; input dispatcher and mission type.
  

8. AirNav Pro Plugins

• Feature/Setting: Setup plan filing plugin with automated schedule; connect to dispatch events.
  

9. RocketRoute Dispatch

• Feature/Setting: Enable webhook notifications for mission status; link flight-filing trigger to dispatch finalization.
  

10. Vistair DocuNet

• Feature/Setting: Sync flight records with aviation documentation; use EFB integration APIs for plan uploads.
  

11. SITA Flight Operations API

• Feature/Setting: Use "FPL Filing" interface; configure with airline or ambulance operator profile.
  

12. Lufthansa Systems NetLine

• Feature/Setting: Activate "OpsFile" flight plan autofiling; map to medical mission lifecycle trigger.
  

13. Jeppesen Operator API

• Feature/Setting: Use "Submit Plan" RESTful method; set up with crew/mission type FPL template.
  

14. ARINC Direct API

• Feature/Setting: "File Flight Plan" endpoint; require aircraft registration and mission code.
  

15. Collins Aerospace Flight Operations System

• Feature/Setting: Enable REST API for automatic flight plan submission; configure callback on dispatch approval.
  

16. Avianis API

• Feature/Setting: Implement mission-based triggers for flight plan entry via "Trip Management" module.
  

17. MedAire MedLink Dispatch

• Feature/Setting: Integrate medical event triggers to autofill and file FPL; enable webhook for urgent missions.
  

18. AvPlan EFB WebAPI

• Feature/Setting: "Plan Filing" method for instantaneous submission; sync mission initiator data fields.
  

19. Skybook by Bytron

• Feature/Setting: "Automatic Flight Plan Filing" through their operational API; parameters: medical or priority status.
  

20. FltPlan.com API

• Feature/Setting: Setup API credentials to submit FPL directly after mission creation; return confirmation and error logs.
  

Benefits

1. Immediate compliance with air traffic regulations, no manual paperwork.

2. Time-critical dispatch alignment with aviation authorities reduces mission startup delays.

3. Reduces risk of administrative errors or omissions in emergency conditions.

4. Enables real-time tracking, auditing, and post-mission review for quality assurance.

5. Supports integration across medical dispatch, flight operations, and regulatory workflows.

6. Enhances operational visibility, mission documentation, and cross-team coordination.

7. Improves scalability and repeatability of mission logistics for high-frequency air ambulance providers.

8. Increases patient safety and care continuity by minimizing delays and communication breakdowns.