Chapter 12.2, Problem 12.2.2ITA

Explanation of Solution

Pilots thinking about smart assistants:

The pilot should contact a dispatcher for getting permission to pick up the speed, when the headwinds start increasing. Sometime dispatcher might reprogram the cost index, revise the flight plan which may use more fuel in order to arrive on time.

In order to get out from the risk, the General Electric (GE) developed the software and services to fundamentally change operations of commercial flights...