A method and system for improving the fuel efficiency of an aircraft flight, and a method for training a machine learning module to predict the most probable descent flight trajectories are disclosed. The machine learning module uses two stages of clustering and regression analysis to analyse historical flight data, so that the trained model can determine the most probable flight trajectory for the descent phase of a future/ongoing flight. This can then be used to determine an adjusted top of descent and output to the pilot of the future/ongoing flight, or used to control an associated autopilot system.


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMISING FLIGHT EFFICIENCY


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-06-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung



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