Pilots Gain Online Access to AC-U-KWIK Data

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Professional Flight Management Inc. (PFM) is launching online access to AC-U-KWIK's global database this quarter. Now, PFM will routinely pull updated data from the AC-U-KWIK database, which includes information on key FBO amenities, after-hours telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, Web sites and airport diagrams. This new service, called AC-U-KWIK Aviation eXpress Information Service (AXIS), was designed to make preflight planning more efficient. Pilots will be more aware of changes at airports and FBOs before takeoff, according to Julia T. Brooks, PFM's business manager. Updated facts on facilities will be highlighted when crews type in their destination.
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PFM and ARINC Develop New Automated Management Features

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Professional Flight Management recently announced that it is working with ARINC Direct to jointly develop technology solutions that automate flight management departments. Projects under way include enabling PFM to display domestic and international off/on position reports directly from ARINC, with automated updates; enabling PFM to pull online fuel data from ARINC Direct; and enabling PFM customers to request and display ARINC Direct flight plans without leaving PFM.
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