Abstract: Provided is a method of transportation information exchange that includes receiving first data from a first aviation data source, such that the first data is provided in a first data format type and determining, based on a set of routing rules, a first aviation consumer of at least a first portion of the first data. The method further includes processing the first portion of the first data into a second data format type associated with the first aviation consumer and providing the first portion of the first data in the second data format type to the first aviation consumer.

Abstract: A simulated real-time trading engine includes to a network of computer processors, storage devices, network and internet hardware, and front-end technology for displaying accelerated data streams of historical price data for multi-user trading competitions. The invention allows for accelerated streaming rates of price history wherein several days' worth of historical price data can be streamed within several minutes, which enables the creation of significantly shorter trading competitions. Trading competition results are displayed electronically on charts which can be viewed on personal computers and smart devices.