SubscribeDesigned to monitor and control aircraft refuelling operations from the supply point via storage facilities into the aircraft.
Optimal information transfer between the business partners is ensured by means of sophisticated data telecommunication techniques. A data connection to the airport information system supplies the online refueller with all necessary information about the actual flight schedule.
A datalink between the airline's weight and balance system and FHS provides the procedure for electronic ordering of fuel. The final fuel volume required is transmitted to the refueller and the refuelling operation can take place immediately after landing, without the involvement of airline staff.
FHS advises the supervisor on the next refuelling services required and provides details on the aircraft refueller and operator concerned with the operation. The supervisor and fuel operator communicate by radio, and electronic meters are integrated in the data flow.
Planning and control of fuel supplies and relevant contracts concerned with inventory control and stock management are carried out by FHS in order to ensure the efficient supply of fuel. Orders with the oil company are made electronically in the corresponding FHS module.
Figures for the sales department of the oil company are provided by the data clearing centre that maintains the EDI-system (interface software) of the airport joint venture system. All incoming data is collected, evaluated and processed and the data flow between the parties monitored. Modular in design, the system is suitable for regional, national and large international airports.
Status/Recent contracts
Installed at most airports in Germany as well as at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, Netherlands; Kuala Lumpur-Sepang International Airport, Malaysia; and Houston International Airport, Texas, USA. FHS was selected by SAFCO, the fuel supplier at Athens International Airport at Sparta, Greece. SAFCO, a joint venture of Air BP, EKO, Mobil and Shell, services between 60 and 80 flights daily, with an annual turnover of approximately 220,000 m³ Jet A1/Avgas.Recent contracts include Vienna Airport, Austria; Paris, France;JV Air BP/KP1AC at Manchester International Airport, UK; and Dallas and Washington-Dulles International Airports, US.
Air BP at Washington-Dulles was among the first to utilise the capability for FHS to be able to send data directly to Internet-based aviation information exchanges such as Jet-A.com or to the airlines own accounting systems via the Internet. In Washington-Dulles, the FHS module enables all fuel ticketing data to be transferred from FHS to Jet-A.com.
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The FHS-System is scalable from a small stock-keeping installation via remote desktop over the standalone FHS-Basic installation up to a complete airfield management system. The type of installation grows with customer needs and is easily upgraded, as daily operations or the automation of processes grows.
Recent installations do cover 26 airports in Australia. Each airport is individually connected to a regional server to enable decentralized ticket entry and centralized accounting. The number of connected airports will double in 2004. Similar servers in Europe and America are under construction. So easy solutions are simply a phone call away.
