FOMS Menu 410 (Flight Status Program)

Field

Description

ALC(WHO)

Enter the airline code of the company who is expected to receive the Flight Plan.

FLT#

Enter the flight number. Any combination of 1 to 4 alphanumeric characters is permitted.

DAY

Enter the Zulu day of departure for the flight. The system will only accept days in the range from current day to one week in the future. The program figures out if it falls over a month end, even if the month is February of a Leap Year.

ORIG

Enter the ICAO, IATA, or FAA code of the airport of origin.

DEST

Enter the ICAO, IATA, or FAA code of the flight’s destination. 

The program checks to ensure that there is a route stored against the Orig-Dest city-pair. If there is not, an advisory message will appear. Press <Enter> to continue.

ALC

Enter the appropriate 3-letter Airline Code that you want to see on the flight plan if this is a sub-charter flight. 

The default value is your own airline’s code. This code will prefix the flight number of any flight plan generated for this flight.

EQUIP

Enter the aircraft type designator for the equipment to be used for this flight (e.g. L1011).

D/I

Enter <D> or <I> to indicate whether the flight is domestic or international. 

This has a bearing on the fuel cost calculations in the City-Pair Tankerage Report program, since bonded fuel may be used on some international flights. 

Note: Some flight legs that are entirely domestic may be considered international under some circumstances, if they are part of an international trip.

ATC

Enter the type of flight for Air Traffic Control purposes. Enter <S> for scheduled, <N> for non-scheduled, <G> for general aviation, <M> for military, <T> for training, or <X> for other flights.

SEATS

Enter the amount of seats.

DEPT

Enter the Zulu scheduled departure time for the flight. The date of the flight will be entered automatically by the program when this field is entered, to be the same as the flight day previously entered. 

Note: If you attempt to edit to some other day, the program will change it back to the correct day.

ARR

Enter the Zulu scheduled arrival time for the flight.

Note: The program only allows flight times in the range 15 minutes to 17 hours.

BLK

This is a display-only field which shows the difference between the Departure and Arrival times to permit you to check the validity of the entered arrival time.

Field

Description

ACFT

Enter the ID of the actual airframe to be used for this flight, if known. This field is mandatory.

• If the airframe to be assigned is not known, you may exit at this point by using <Ctrl>-E to escape to the confirmation prompt. 

• If a fin is entered in this field, the entry will invoke the suitability check to determine if the destination or origin airport is suitable for the aircraft. It will check for suitability against the fin, the type or a type/series. 

• If the aircraft is not suitable for either the origin or destination an error message will be displayed at the bottom of the screen indicating such.

ETD

If the departure time has been revised from the scheduled departure time for any reason, you may enter the revision here. 

The system will always default to the scheduled departure time previously entered. 

Use the Backspace key to clear the field if you want to make changes. 

Note: You cannot advance the departure time by more than one hour, nor delay it by more than 23 hours. If the time entered is outside this range, you will receive a warning prompt, and the ETD will revert to the scheduled departure time.

PAX

Enter the number of passengers booked on the flight. 

The program accepts a value which allows for a 10% overbooking. If your entry exceeds that amount, a warning prompt will appear indicating the percentage by which you are overbooked, and the maximum number of seats available. 

Note: The program will not permit you to proceed with more than a 10% overbooking.

CON

Enter the number of contingent passengers, i.e., company passengers or non-paying passengers. The same checks for overbooking occur in this field. 

Note: If the total of PAX plus CON exceeds the maximum number of seats plus 10%, an error message will be generated.

PWT

Enter the average weight for each passenger and his/her baggage. 

Note: This is usually defaulted from FOMS Menu 170 (Airline Code Parameter program).

CARGO

Enter the weight of any cargo booked for this flight. 

The program sets the maximum cargo capacity as the upper limit for this field, i.e., the maximum zero fuel weight less the empty weight of the aircraft, less the weight of the booked passengers and baggage.

PYLD

Enter the payload to the nearest pound/kilogram. 

If you just press <Enter>, the program will default to the sum of the values entered for cargo plus the number of passengers times the average passenger weight. 

To allow for situations in which it is anticipated that the total payload will be more than is presently booked, a value greater than the default value may be entered. The upper limit is set at the maximum cargo capacity of the aircraft.

CPT

The ID of the captain.

Note: Date transferred from FOMS 160.

DXR

The ID of the dispatcher.

Note: Date transferred from FOMS 160.

TANKG

The amount of the tankering fuel.

TFUEL

The amount of the trip fuel.

EET:

The flight time.

Field

Description

SKED

This is a display only field which shows the scheduled departure time of the flight.

OUT

Enter the OUT time of the flight in DDHHMM format. Valid time limits are from one hour before to two hours after the revised departure time.

OFF

Enter the actual time at which the flight became airborne in DDHHMM format. 

Note: Must be later than the OUT time, but not more than two hours later.

DELAY

If the OUT time of the flight is not equal to (or prior to) the scheduled departure time, the amount of the delay will be calculated and displayed. The cursor will then be positioned on the first delay DELAY CODE/TIME field. 

UPLIFT

Enter the amount of fuel that was put on the aircraft at the Origin. 

Note: This may not exceed the maximum fuel capacity of the aircraft. If it exceeds the Flight Plan Total Fuel by more than 5%, a caution will be provided.

RAMP

Enter the amount of fuel on board when the aircraft was on the ramp ready to start engines. 

• If this is more than the Flight Plan Total Fuel a caution will be provided.

• If the Ramp fuel is less than the Uplifted fuel a warning will be provided, but you will be allowed to continue.

PAX

Enter the actual number of passengers boarded on this flight. 

Note: This may not exceed the actual number of passenger seats available on the aircraft.

CON

Enter the actual number of non-revenue passengers on the flight.

CARGO

Enter the actual weight of cargo shipped on this flight. 

Note: The same restrictions apply to this field as to the CARGO field of the planning phase.

PYLD

The program will default to the sum of CARGO plus PAX times PWT if you press <Enter>. If this requires some revision you may back up to the field to make changes.

ETA

This is a display-only field that is filled once the OFF time is entered. It is the sum of the OFF time and the ETE from the flight plan, and thus represents the most accurate ETA available at the time the aircraft departs from the Origin.

Note: You may escape from the Departure Phase of the screen at any time using the <Ctrl>-E function. The Arrival Phase of the screen cannot be entered until the Departure Phase has been completed.

DELAY CODE/TIME

Enter the code applicable for the delay. The corresponding delay description displays to the right. 

• If there is no delay code to describe the particular situation:

1. Enter 999 as the code.

2. Enter your own description of the problem. 

3. Enter the amount of time allotted to this delay. 

4. Enter either <Y> or <N> to designate whether or not this delay was the result of something that was within the control of your company.

• If the time you entered for the first delay was less than the total delay, (it cannot be greater), the cursor will automatically be positioned on the second delay code line, and the process may be repeated. The balance of the delay will always be assigned to this second delay, if necessary. This process is repeated for the third and fourth delay code line.

Note: 999 may be used twice as a delay code for a flight.

Field

Description

DEST

Normally displays the scheduled destination. 

• If the destination changes for any reason, such as a weather diversion, this field may be edited. 

• You may even show a return to origin, if necessary.

REV ETA

If you have a revised ETA, enter it here. This field is optional.

SKED

This display-only field displays the scheduled arrival time.

ON

Enter the time at which the aircraft landed at the destination.

IN

Enter the time the aircraft arrived at the gate.

F/REM

Enter the amount of fuel on board (fuel remaining) when the aircraft arrives at the ramp.

BURN

This display-only field displays the amount of fuel burned (ramp fuel less fuel remaining).

AIR/BLK

These are display-only fields which show the actual airborne time and block-to-block times as soon as the ON and IN times have been entered.

LOG#

Enter the aircraft/technical log book entry number.