Flight Plan Manager OFP

Yes, I know, OFP’s take a lot of time to create and everybody wants every format under the sun. I get it, but hear me out.

The LIDO format currently offered is a vendor format that the LIDO software outputs. I’m not sure if it changed with their new LIDO 4D suite, but the idea is the same, any airline using LIDO has that OFP layout unless they’ve changed it.

CAE Flight Plan Manager (formerly Sabre) is the same way. The OFP layout is the same for all airlines using it, sans any cOFP changes the airline made which are usually minor. United, Spirit, jetBlue, Swiss, China Eastern, and others all use FPM and have this OFP layout. There is an old thread mentioning that NKS is close to UAL '18, and that is true and is because they both use FPM.

Understanding that the OFP’s take time to create, it makes sense to make an OFP format for FPM similar to how there is already LIDO. Most of the work is done already in the UAL '18, it just needs tweaking to remove the UAL specific items. Doing this covers a bunch of difference airlines that are using FPM today. I’m deeply involved in the management of one of the aforementioned airlines OCC software, including FPM, and I’d be happy to assist if needed.

Thanks for the consideration!

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