Part 121 · Reserve, open-time & MEL
Open-time / trip trading
Pilots request drops, pickups, and swaps from the open-time board; a planner approves, and a trade that creates no duty/rest violation can auto-approve so the desk isn't a bottleneck on clean trades. Every trade still runs the legality check. It replaces trip trades negotiated over phone and email with no legality backstop.
Launching the first quarter of 2027.
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
Who it's for
Crew desks and pilots trading trips who want clean trades to clear without becoming a bottleneck, while the desk's attention goes to the trades that actually need a decision.
What it replaces
Trip trades negotiated over phone and email with no legality backstop.
What open-time / trip trading gives you
- Drop / pickup / swap from the open-time board
- Planner approval; clean trades can auto-approve
- Every trade still runs the legality check
Drop, pickup, and swap from the board
Pilots request drops, pickups, and swaps from the open-time board instead of negotiating trades over phone and email with no legality backstop. A trade with no duty/rest violation can auto-approve, so the desk isn't a bottleneck on clean trades and can spend its attention on the ones that actually need a decision.
- Drop / pickup / swap from the open-time board
- Planner approval; clean trades can auto-approve
- The desk isn't a bottleneck on clean trades
Every trade runs the legality check
Every trade runs the duty/rest legality check, so a clean auto-approval and a flagged trade both pass through the same gate. A clean trade can auto-approve precisely because it passed the check — the check is never skipped.
- Every trade runs the legality check
- Auto-approval happens because the trade passed the check
- Clean and flagged trades pass through the same gate
How an operator uses this
Pilots request drops, pickups, and swaps from the open-time board instead of negotiating trades over phone and email with no legality backstop. A planner approves, and a trade that creates no duty/rest violation can auto-approve — so the desk isn't a bottleneck on clean trades and can spend its attention on the ones that actually need a decision. Every trade still runs the legality check, so a clean auto-approval and a flagged trade both pass through the same gate.
Illustrative — every screen reflects what's in your own data, nothing more.
How it works
Open-time / trip trading, step by step
A pilot requests a drop, pickup, or swap from the open-time board.
Every trade runs the duty/rest legality check.
A trade with no violation can auto-approve so the desk isn't a bottleneck.
A trade that needs a decision goes to a planner for approval.
Questions
Open-time / trip trading — frequently asked
Does open-time support drop, pickup, and swap?
Yes. Pilots request drops, pickups, and swaps from the open-time board, and a planner approves — though a clean trade with no duty/rest violation can auto-approve.
Do auto-approved trades skip the legality check?
No. Every trade runs the legality check. A clean trade can auto-approve precisely because it passed the check; the check is never skipped.
Keep exploring
Other features in Part 121
Monthly bid packages
Per base × equipment × position, DRAFT → OPEN → CLOSED → AWARDED → PUBLISHED.
Deep diveLINE + rule-based PBS
Seniority-ordered awards in either LINE or rule-based PBS mode.
Deep diveIdempotent award engine
A pure awards function — re-running replaces prior awards with the same result.
Deep diveCrew pairing builder
Per-line pairing CRUD inside each package, with a reserve-pool fallback.
Deep diveFAR 117 enforcement
Flight-time caps checked at crew-assignment time — a busting assignment is blocked before it saves.
Deep diveFAR 121.467 cabin-crew enforcer
Parallel duty/rest enforcement for flight attendants.
Deep diveUnion / CBA contract overlay
Layer your bargaining unit's stricter limits on top of the FAR floor; the scheduler enforces whichever is more restrictive.
Deep diveCrew duty board
Live duty used per crew member, derived from shifts and the flight log.
Deep diveFatigue risk board
Deterministic and explainable — blends documented duty load with self-reported sleep signals. Not an AI prediction model.
Deep diveReserve crew
LONG_CALL + SHORT_CALL with callout and no-contact tracking.
Deep diveMEL — minimum equipment list
Category A/B/C/D deferrals with auto-rolling expiry; expired items ground the aircraft.
Deep diveAQP (14 CFR 121 App. Y)
Per-fleet proficiency objectives and CQ-cycle enrollments.
Deep diveFA recurrent training
121.421 initial / recurrent / transition / overwater on a 12-month cycle.
Deep diveRecurrent calendar
Four-month grid across credentials, FA recurrent, and inspections.
Deep diveDrug & alcohol random draws
Random-selection records with a full audit trail.
Deep diveAircraft program
ADs, SBs, and life-limited parts with inspection clocks per tail.
Deep diveCargo & ULD
IATA ULD types, an AC 120-85-styled inspection clock (non-mandatory FAA guidance), and hazmat tags on the build-up manifest.
Deep diveLive aircraft tracking
FlightAware position + ETA on the ops board (bring-your-own AeroAPI key).
Deep diveTrip-sheet briefings
METAR/TAF + NOTAMs + fuel + crew signature, print-ready; pax/cargo weight captured for your own W&B process.
Deep divePredictive maintenance
A 0–100 AOG-risk score per tail — deterministic and explainable, with the contributing factors shown.
Deep diveFleet utilization
Per-tail 30 / 90 / 365-day hours with an inspection countdown.
Deep diveManager daily digest
Today's ops and attention items emailed to managers each morning.
Deep diveReports & exports
Utilization, currency, and completion KPIs with CSV export.
Deep divePilot dashboard
A pilot's own home: next flights + FAR 117 duty standing, report-for-duty check-in, PBS bid status, 61.51 logbook, currency and credentials.
Deep diveFlight-attendant dashboard
Trips and schedule, 14 CFR 121.421 recurrent-training status, credentials, check-in, manuals, and fatigue reporting.
Deep diveCrew planner & dispatch
Bid packages and awards, reserve and open-time, and the live ops / dispatch board for the people running the operation.
Deep diveManager & compliance
Fleet, recurrency, FAR 117 oversight, and audit-ready compliance — role-scoped, one Part at a time.
Deep diveMaintenance-station routing
Flags when a tail's due check won't reach a capable station before its limit. Advisory — it surfaces the risk, it doesn't block dispatch.
Deep diveCrew-base efficiency
Surfaces deadhead and out-of-base overnights so pairings can be built to originate and terminate at a crew member's base.
Deep diveWeighted efficiency score
A configurable weighted score (abstract points, lower = better) over deadhead, overnights, repositioning, and maintenance-fit slack — set your own weights.
Deep diveExplainable swap / re-base suggestions
Deterministic aircraft-swap and re-base proposals that improve the score — every suggestion shows its reasoning. Not AI, not a guaranteed optimum.
Deep diveEvery Part 121 workspace also includes the platform-wide backbone — logbook, credentials, compliance, reporting, and audit trail.
See the backboneSee open-time / trip trading on your operation.
It's part of the Part 121 workspace. Request a demo or join the waitlist.