Kronos Flight-Times Feed (FlightView API Decommission)

Challenge

Estimated and actual flight times fell back to a third-party API whenever ACARS was unavailable, at a recurring annual cost. The replacement had to match the data quality and then carry forward into the new flight-ops platform.

Approach

• ▸Shipped the FlightView decommission and Kronos implementation in April 2025.
• ▸Carried the feed into the CAE Movement Manager program: flight-message integration with five-minute ETA collection, a five-minute delta threshold, and immediate OFF/ON events; QA'd and demoed in December 2025.
• ▸Produced the system diagrams for the CAE, charter platform, and Kronos data flows; later added logic to preserve ACARS times when Kronos or FAA data arrives.

Outcome

• Recurring third-party API cost removed; delivered under budget and ahead of schedule.
• Feed re-targeted to the new system of record without a gap.