Abstract: A computing method for transmitting data from a ground computing device to an aircraft computing device, comprises receiving, by an aircraft API executing on an aircraft interface computing device, an initial communication from an aircraft service executing on the aircraft computing device located onboard an aircraft; determining, by the aircraft API, that a data file is to be transmitted from the ground computing device to the aircraft computing device; transmitting, to the ground computing device, a data signal configured to cause the data file to be transmitted from the ground computing device to a transient storage location associated with the aircraft interface computing device; and causing the data file to be transmitted from the transient storage location to the aircraft computing device.

Abstract: A computing method for transmitting data from an aircraft computing device on an aircraft to a ground computing device, comprises receiving, by an aircraft API executing on an aircraft interface computing device, an initial communication from an aircraft service executing on the aircraft computing device; determining, by the aircraft API, that a data file is to be transmitted from the aircraft computing device to the ground computing device; transmitting, to the aircraft computing device, a data signal configured to cause the data file to be transmitted from the aircraft computing device to a transient storage location associated with an aircraft interface computing device; and causing the transmission of the data file from the transient storage location to the ground computing device.

Abstract: A computing method for transmitting data from an aircraft computing device on an aircraft to a ground computing device, comprises receiving, by an aircraft API executing on an aircraft interface computing device, an initial communication from an aircraft service executing on the aircraft computing device; determining, by the aircraft API, that a data file is to be transmitted from the aircraft computing device to the ground computing device; transmitting, to the aircraft computing device, a data signal configured to cause the data file to be transmitted from the aircraft computing device to a transient storage location associated with an aircraft interface computing device; and causing the transmission of the data file from the transient storage location to the ground computing device.

Abstract: A computing method for exchanging data between an aircraft computing device on an aircraft and a ground computing device, comprises receiving, by the ground computing device, a data transmission from an aircraft interface computing device located remotely from the ground computing device, the data transmission indicating that a data file is to be exchanged between the ground computing device and the aircraft computing device in communication with the aircraft interface computing device; and exchanging the data file between a central storage location associated with the ground computing device and the aircraft computing device utilizing an aircraft API executing on the aircraft interface computing device, wherein the aircraft API is one of a plurality of aircraft APIs stored on the aircraft interface computing device, and wherein each of the plurality of aircraft APIs are configured for communicating with unique aircraft services executing on unique aircraft computing devices.

Abstract: A computing method for transmitting data from a ground computing device to an aircraft computing device, comprises receiving, by an aircraft API executing on an aircraft interface computing device, an initial communication from an aircraft service executing on the aircraft computing device located onboard an aircraft; determining, by the aircraft API, that a data file is to be transmitted from the ground computing device to the aircraft computing device; transmitting, to the ground computing device, a data signal configured to cause the data file to be transmitted from the ground computing device to a transient storage location associated with the aircraft interface computing device; and causing the data file to be transmitted from the transient storage location to the aircraft computing device.

Abstract: A computing method for exchanging data between an aircraft computing device and a ground computing device comprises receiving an initial communication from an aircraft service executing on the aircraft computing device located onboard an aircraft; determining an aircraft classifier associated with the aircraft; selecting an aircraft API for communicating with the aircraft service; transmitting one or more first communications to the ground computing device; and transmitting one or more second communications to the aircraft service, wherein the one or more first communications and the one or more second communications cause a data file to be exchanged between the ground computing device and the aircraft computing device.