Abstract: An application-specific integrated circuit for an artificial neural network includes: neurons organized in an array, each of the neurons including a register, a processing element, and at least one input; and synaptic circuits, each of the synaptic circuits including a memory for storing a synaptic weight, wherein each of the neurons is connected to at least one other of the neurons via at least one of the synaptic circuits, the processing elements of the neurons configured to: receive historical configurations of runways for an airport; receive weather forecasts for the airport over an extended forward prediction window; and predict future configurations of the runways for each of several prediction intervals within the forward prediction window and over an entirety of the forward prediction window.

Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit for determining a probable de-icing status for one or more aircraft scheduled to depart from one or more airports. The control unit is configured to determine the probable de-icing status based on a current date at the one or more airports, current weather at the one or more airports, and the actual de-icing status of a plurality of prior aircraft scheduled to depart from the one or more airports before the one or more aircraft.

Abstract: A system and a method include a monitoring control unit configured to compare an initial flight plan, as generated by a flight planner for an aircraft, and an assessed flight plan, as determined by air traffic control. The monitoring control unit is further configured to determine one or more alternate initial flight plans that differ from the initial flight plan in response to determining one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan.

Abstract: A system and method include a monitoring control unit configured to compare an initial flight plan, as generated by a flight planner for an aircraft, and an assessed flight plan, as determined by air traffic control. The monitoring control unit is configured to determine one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan. The monitoring control unit is configured to output a notification signal to the flight planner regarding the one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan.

Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit for determining status (such as active arrival or active departure) for one or more runways at one or more airports. The control unit is configured to detect one or more aspects of one or more aircraft in relation to the one or more runways, and determine the status of the one or more runways based on the one or more aspects of the one or more aircraft in relation to the one or more runways.

Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit for determining a probable de-icing status for one or more aircraft scheduled to depart from one or more airports. The control unit is configured to determine the probable de-icing status based on a current date at the one or more airports, current weather at the one or more airports, and the actual de-icing status of a plurality of prior aircraft scheduled to depart from the one or more airports before the one or more aircraft.

Abstract: A system and a method include a monitoring control unit configured to compare an initial flight plan, as generated by a flight planner for an aircraft, and an assessed flight plan, as determined by air traffic control. The monitoring control unit is further configured to determine one or more alternate initial flight plans that differ from the initial flight plan in response to determining one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan.

Abstract: A system and method include a monitoring control unit configured to compare an initial flight plan, as generated by a flight planner for an aircraft, and an assessed flight plan, as determined by air traffic control. The monitoring control unit is configured to determine one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan. The monitoring control unit is configured to output a notification signal to the flight planner regarding the one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan.