Abstract: A method is described for determining access to functionality of a flight management system. The method may include constructing at least one user profile and determining access to functionality of the flight management system using a role and a user profile. One or more roles and one or more user profiles may be identified for a user. Upon receiving a request from the user to perform an action, a determination may be made whether to perform the action by validating the role and user profile data contained in the user profile. After validating the role and the profile data, the action requested by the user may be performed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for scheduling, dispatching and checking-in a flight event. A method may include receiving a request from a user to schedule a block of time for a first flight event, whereupon the block of time and an associated flight resource can be reserved for the block of time. The first flight event can be dispatched and a master flight record can be created for the first flight event. When the first flight event is checked-in, the master flight record can be updated with check-in data for the first flight event. When checking-in a first flight event, a second flight event can be checked-in and a master flight record can be created for the second flight event. Check-in data can be received for the second flight event and the master flight record associated with the second flight event can be updated with the check-in data.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for sharing flight resources between a plurality of flight entities. A method may include identifying a flight resource that is to be shared between flight entities where the flight resource has a profile having a definition of the flight resource and attributes that identifies the flight resource. A shared schedule that is associated with the flight resource can be generated and the shared schedule can be provided to the flight entities that have been identified as being authorized to schedule and use the flight resource. An authorized flight entity can schedule the flight resource by providing a request to schedule the flight resource during a block of time.