A method and display system for calculating aircraft utilization rate of regional airlines

Abstract

The application relates to an airplane utilization rate, in particular to a regional airline airplane utilization rate calculation method and display system, a first target flight needing to calculate a flight time is determined according to a first query condition in a flight dynamic table, and a total flight time in a certain month of the first target flight is counted; a second target flight needing to calculate a fleet quantity is determined according to a second query condition in the flight dynamic table, and a certain month fleet quantity corresponding to the second target flight is counted; and the airplane utilization rate is calculated based on the total flight time in the certain month of the first target flight and the certain month fleet quantity corresponding to the second target flight; the technical scheme provided by the application can effectively overcome the defects that the airplane utilization rate calculation result accuracy is low and the airplane utilization rate of a wide-body airplane and a narrow-body airplane cannot be displayed in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to aircraft utilization rate, and more specifically to a method for calculating and displaying the aircraft utilization rate of a regional airline. Background Technology

[0002] Aircraft utilization rate is a crucial factor in calculating and forecasting airline revenue. Currently, having real-time aircraft utilization rates is essential for civil aviation professionals to accurately monitor airline operations. Appropriately reducing the scheduling of aircraft with low utilization rates also significantly helps optimize fleet management and improve flight efficiency. Against this backdrop, a method for calculating and displaying regional airline aircraft utilization rates has emerged.

[0003] Currently, existing methods for calculating aircraft utilization rates have low accuracy and cannot display utilization rates for wide-body and narrow-body aircraft. Summary of the Invention

[0004] (a) Technical problems to be solved

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the existing technology, the present invention provides a method and display system for calculating the aircraft utilization rate of regional airlines, which can effectively overcome the defects of the existing technology, such as low accuracy of aircraft utilization rate calculation results and inability to display the aircraft utilization rate of wide-body aircraft and narrow-body aircraft.

[0006] (II) Technical Solution

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0008] A method for calculating aircraft utilization rate for regional airlines includes the following steps:

[0009] S1. Determine the first target flight whose flight time needs to be calculated based on the first query condition in the flight status table, and calculate the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month;

[0010] S2. Determine the second target flight requiring the number of aircraft in the flight status table based on the second query condition, and count the number of aircraft in a certain month corresponding to the second target flight.

[0011] S3. Calculate the aircraft utilization rate based on the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month and the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month.

[0012] Preferably, in S1, the first target flight whose flight time needs to be calculated is determined in the flight status table according to the first query condition, and the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month is calculated, including:

[0013] The constraints of the first flight are determined based on the type of the first target flight. The first target flight that meets the constraints is selected from the flight dynamic table according to the query month, departure point, arrival point and airline name. The total flight time T of the first target flight in a certain month is calculated.

[0014] Preferably, when the type of the first target flight is a conventional aircraft, the constraints on the first flight include:

[0015] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements, while the difference between the actual arrival time and the actual departure time is greater than 0;

[0016] When the type of the first target flight is a wide-body aircraft, the constraints for the first flight include:

[0017] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. In addition, the difference between the actual arrival time and the actual departure time is greater than 0. Furthermore, the aircraft model is one of the following: A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0018] When the type of the first target flight is a narrow-body aircraft, the constraints for the first flight include:

[0019] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. In addition, the difference between the actual arrival time and the actual departure time is greater than 0. Furthermore, the aircraft model is not A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0020] Preferably, in S2, the second target flight requiring the number of aircraft fleets is determined in the flight dynamics table based on the second query condition, and the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month is calculated, including:

[0021] The constraints for the second target flight are determined based on its type. A second target flight that meets these constraints is selected from the flight status table based on its aircraft number, flight number, and airline name. The number of aircraft Y corresponding to the second target flight in a given month is then calculated. n .

[0022] Preferably, when the type of the second target flight is a conventional aircraft, the constraints on the second flight include:

[0023] It is not a virtual flight, a shared flight, or a diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements;

[0024] When the second target flight is a wide-body aircraft, the constraints for the second flight include:

[0025] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. At the same time, the aircraft model is one of the following: A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0026] When the second target flight is a narrow-body aircraft, the constraints for the second flight include:

[0027] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. At the same time, the aircraft type is not A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0028] Preferably, the step of calculating the number of aircraft in the fleet corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month includes:

[0029] The fleet size Y corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month is obtained from the flight status table. n Then, use the following formula to calculate the fleet size Y for a certain month. n Perform correction:

[0030] Y n =Y n-1 +x n -x m

[0031] Among them, Y n-1 x represents the fleet size last month. n x represents the number of new aircraft added to the fleet in a certain month. m To reduce the number of aircraft in a certain month, Y n-1 x n x m The corresponding flights all belong to the second target flights that meet the second flight constraint conditions in the flight dynamics table.

[0032] Preferably, the dynamic data update of the flight status table includes:

[0033] According to information released by the Civil Aviation Administration, the flight status table is dynamically updated, and aircraft are added and decommissioned aircraft are removed on a regular basis.

[0034] Preferably, in S3, the aircraft utilization rate is calculated based on the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month and the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month, including:

[0035] Calculate aircraft utilization rate A using the following formula:

[0036] A = T / Y n / 3600 / 31

[0037] Where T represents the total flight time of the first target flight in a given month, and Y... n This refers to the number of aircraft in the fleet corresponding to the second target flight in a given month.

[0038] A regional airline aircraft utilization display system includes a server and a client. The server includes a user information storage module, a data acquisition module, and a data processing module.

[0039] User information storage module, used to store user information;

[0040] The data acquisition module collects statistics on the previous day's flight operations and confirms flights by departure point, arrival point, airline name, flight number, and date.

[0041] The data processing module calculates aircraft utilization based on the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month and the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month.

[0042] The client includes a registration and login module, an information display module, an aircraft utilization rate value query module, and an aircraft utilization rate trend query module.

[0043] The registration and login module receives user registration and login data sent by the client that has passed the validity verification.

[0044] The aircraft utilization rate query module allows users to query specific aircraft utilization rates by day, region, and airline.

[0045] The aircraft utilization trend query module allows users to query aircraft utilization trends by day, region, and airline.

[0046] The information display module is used to display the query results of the aircraft utilization rate numerical query module and the aircraft utilization rate trend query module;

[0047] The aircraft utilization rate includes the utilization rate of conventional aircraft, wide-body aircraft, and narrow-body aircraft.

[0048] (III) Beneficial Effects

[0049] Compared with existing technologies, the regional airline aircraft utilization calculation method and display system provided by this invention, based on massive civil aviation big data and automatic data collection, processing and intelligent data analysis technologies, provides a regional airline aircraft utilization calculation method and display system. It can not only accurately calculate the aircraft utilization rate, so that the aircraft utilization rate objectively reflects the aircraft usage of regional airlines over time, but also display the aircraft utilization rate of wide-body aircraft and narrow-body aircraft according to aircraft type, fully reflecting the utilization level of wide-body aircraft and narrow-body aircraft of regional airlines. Attached Figure Description

[0050] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative effort.

[0051] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the process for calculating the utilization rate of regional airline aircraft in this invention;

[0052] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the regional airline aircraft utilization display system in this invention. Detailed Implementation

[0053] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0054] A method for calculating aircraft utilization rate for regional airlines, such as Figure 1 As shown, ① in the flight status table (a flight status table queried by day), determine the first target flight whose flight time needs to be calculated based on the first query condition, and calculate the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month, specifically including:

[0055] The constraints of the first flight are determined based on the type of the first target flight. The first target flight that meets the constraints is selected from the flight dynamic table according to the query month, departure point, arrival point and airline name. The total flight time T of the first target flight in a certain month is calculated.

[0056] 1) When the type of the first target flight is a conventional aircraft, the constraints for the first flight include:

[0057] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements, while the difference between the actual arrival time and the actual departure time is greater than 0;

[0058] 2) When the type of the first target flight is a wide-body aircraft, the constraints for the first flight include:

[0059] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. In addition, the difference between the actual arrival time and the actual departure time is greater than 0. Furthermore, the aircraft model is one of the following: A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0060] 3) When the type of the first target flight is a narrow-body aircraft, the constraints for the first flight include:

[0061] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. In addition, the difference between the actual arrival time and the actual departure time is greater than 0. Furthermore, the aircraft model is not A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0062] ② In the flight status table, determine the second target flight requiring the required fleet size based on the second query condition, and calculate the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight for a given month, specifically including:

[0063] The constraints for the second target flight are determined based on its type. A second target flight that meets these constraints is selected from the flight status table based on its aircraft number, flight number, and airline name. The number of aircraft Y corresponding to the second target flight in a given month is then calculated. n .

[0064] 1) When the type of the second target flight is a conventional aircraft, the constraints for the second flight include:

[0065] It is not a virtual flight, a shared flight, or a diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements;

[0066] 2) When the type of the second target flight is a wide-body aircraft, the constraints for the second flight include:

[0067] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. At the same time, the aircraft model is one of the following: A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0068] 3) When the second target flight is a narrow-body aircraft, the constraints for the second flight include:

[0069] It is not a virtual flight, shared flight, or diverted flight, and meets the flight status requirements. At the same time, the aircraft type is not A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777, or B787.

[0070] The number of aircraft in the fleet corresponding to the second target flight in a given month is calculated, including:

[0071] The fleet size Y corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month is obtained from the flight status table. n Then, use the following formula to calculate the fleet size Y for a certain month. n Perform correction:

[0072] Y n =Y n-1 +x n -x m

[0073] Among them, Y n-1 x represents the fleet size last month. n x represents the number of new aircraft added to the fleet in a certain month. m To reduce the number of aircraft in a certain month, Y n-1 x n x m The corresponding flights all belong to the second target flights that meet the second flight constraint conditions in the flight dynamics table.

[0074] In this application's technical solution, the fleet size is a changing statistical process. As the primary means of transportation for airlines, the reliability of the airline fleet is closely related to passenger safety. Because aircraft performance and lifespan are dynamic processes, the airline fleet also experiences annual increases and decreases. The dynamic data updates of the flight schedule include:

[0075] According to information released by the Civil Aviation Administration, the flight status table is dynamically updated, and aircraft are added and decommissioned aircraft are removed on a regular basis.

[0076] In the technical solution of this application, meeting the flight status requirements includes situations where the flight status does not fall under the categories shown in the table below:

[0077] Table 1 Flight Status Requirements

[0078]

[0079] ③ Calculate aircraft utilization based on the total flight time of the first target flight in a given month and the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight in a given month, specifically including:

[0080] Calculate aircraft utilization rate A using the following formula:

[0081] A = T / Y n / 3600 / 31

[0082] Where T represents the total flight time of the first target flight in a given month, and Y... n This refers to the number of aircraft in the fleet corresponding to the second target flight in a given month.

[0083] A regional airline aircraft utilization display system, such as Figure 2 As shown, it includes a server and a client. 1) The server includes a user information storage module, a data acquisition module and a data processing module;

[0084] User information storage module, used to store user information;

[0085] The data acquisition module collects statistics on the previous day's flight operations and confirms flights by departure point, arrival point, airline name, flight number, and date.

[0086] The data processing module calculates aircraft utilization based on the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month and the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month.

[0087] 2) The client includes a registration and login module, an information display module, an aircraft utilization rate value query module, and an aircraft utilization rate trend query module;

[0088] The registration and login module receives user registration and login data sent by the client that has passed the validity verification.

[0089] The aircraft utilization rate query module allows users to query specific aircraft utilization rates by day, region, and airline.

[0090] The aircraft utilization trend query module allows users to query aircraft utilization trends by day, region, and airline.

[0091] The information display module is used to display the query results of the aircraft utilization rate numerical query module and the aircraft utilization rate trend query module;

[0092] The aircraft utilization rate includes the utilization rate of conventional aircraft, wide-body aircraft, and narrow-body aircraft.

[0093] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions will not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for calculating regional carrier aircraft utilization, the method comprising: The method comprises the following steps: ​ S1, determining a first target flight needing to calculate flight time according to a first query condition in a flight dynamic table, and counting total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month, comprising: determining a first flight constraint condition based on the type of the first target flight, selecting the first target flight satisfying the first flight constraint condition in the flight dynamic table according to the query month, departure place, arrival place and airline name, and counting total flight time T of the first target flight in a certain month; S2, determining a second target flight needing to calculate fleet quantity according to a second query condition in the flight dynamic table, and counting fleet quantity corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month, comprising: Determine the second flight constraint condition based on the category of the second target flight, select the second target flight satisfying the second flight constraint condition in the flight dynamic table according to the aircraft number, flight number and airline name, and count the number Y of the fleet corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month n ; S3, calculating aircraft utilization rate based on total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month and fleet quantity corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month.

2. The regional airline aircraft utilization calculation method of claim 1, wherein: When the type of the first target flight is a normal aircraft, the first flight constraint condition comprises: not belonging to a virtual flight, a shared flight or a diversion flight, and satisfying flight state requirements, and the actual arrival time minus the actual departure time being greater than 0; When the type of the first target flight is a wide-body aircraft, the first flight constraint condition comprises: not belonging to a virtual flight, a shared flight or a diversion flight, and satisfying flight state requirements, and the actual arrival time minus the actual departure time being greater than 0, and the aircraft model belonging to one of A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777 and B787; When the type of the first target flight is a narrow-body aircraft, the first flight constraint condition comprises: not belonging to a virtual flight, a shared flight or a diversion flight, and satisfying flight state requirements, and the actual arrival time minus the actual departure time being greater than 0, and the aircraft model not belonging to A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777 and B787.

3. The regional airline aircraft utilization calculation method of claim 1, wherein: When the type of the second target flight is a normal aircraft, the second flight constraint condition comprises: not belonging to a virtual flight, a shared flight or a diversion flight, and satisfying flight state requirements; When the type of the second target flight is a wide-body aircraft, the second flight constraint condition comprises: not belonging to a virtual flight, a shared flight or a diversion flight, and satisfying flight state requirements, and the aircraft model belonging to one of A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777 and B787; When the type of the second target flight is a narrow-body aircraft, the second flight constraint condition comprises: not belonging to a virtual flight, a shared flight or a diversion flight, and satisfying flight state requirements, and the aircraft model not belonging to A300, A310, A330, A340, A350, A380, B747, B767, B777 and B787.

4. The regional airline aircraft utilization calculation method of claim 1, wherein: The counting of fleet quantity corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month comprises: Obtain the number of aircraft Y of the second target flight in a certain month through the flight dynamic table n Then, correct the number of aircraft Y of the second target flight in a certain month by using the following formula n : wherein Y n-1 is the number of aircrafts in the previous month, x n is the number of newly added aircrafts in the current month, x m is the number of reduced aircrafts in the current month, Y n-1 , x n , x m The corresponding flights all belong to the second target flight that satisfies the second flight constraint condition in the flight dynamic table.

5. The regional airline aircraft utilization calculation method of any one of claims 1-4, wherein: The dynamic data updating of the flight dynamic table comprises: updating dynamic data of the flight dynamic table according to information released by the Civil Aviation Administration, and regularly adding aircraft and removing aircraft to be stored.

6. The regional airline aircraft utilization calculation method of claim 1, wherein: The aircraft utilization is calculated based on the total flight time of the first target flight in a month and the number of the second target flight corresponding to the fleet in a month in S3, including: The aircraft utilization A is calculated by the following formula: wherein T is the total flight time of the first target flight in a certain month, Y n is the fleet size corresponding to the second target flight in a certain month.

7. A display system based on the regional carrier aircraft utilization calculation method of claim 1, characterized by: The server and the client are included, the server includes a user information storage module, a data acquisition module and a data processing module; The user information storage module is used for storing user information; The data acquisition module is used for confirming the flight through the departure place, the arrival place, the airline name, the flight number and the date according to the flight operation condition of the previous day; The data processing module is used for calculating the aircraft utilization based on the total flight time of the first target flight in a month and the number of the second target flight corresponding to the fleet in a month; The client includes a registration login module, an information display module, an aircraft utilization value query module and an aircraft utilization trend query module; The registration login module receives the user registration login data sent by the client and verified by legality; The aircraft utilization value query module queries the specific value of the aircraft utilization according to the day, the region and the airline; The aircraft utilization trend query module queries the change trend of the aircraft utilization according to the day, the region and the airline; The information display module is used for displaying the query results of the aircraft utilization value query module and the aircraft utilization trend query module; The aircraft utilization includes the ordinary aircraft utilization, the wide-body aircraft utilization and the narrow-body aircraft utilization.

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