flight management systems

plural noun

1. a suite of computer programs in a computer on board an aircraft used to calculate the most economical flying speeds and altitudes during a flight and to identify possible choices in emergencies

Example Sentences

This overwhelmed its outdated flight management systems, which operate within a primarily point-to-point airport network, which is more vulnerable to disruption than the hub-and-spoke model used by other airlines.

From Scientific American

Honeywell makes products like avionics and engines for business jets and flight management systems for commercial jets.

From Reuters

Among the items most likely to be quickly affected are software updates for flight management systems and changes to terrain databases used to give early warnings of a potential ground collision, frequently renewed to include new obstacles.

From Reuters

Honeywell makes auxiliary power units, cockpit avionics and flight management systems for the aerospace industry.

From Reuters

And now, we have the troubled flight management systems of the 737 Max 8, which made its first commercial flight in May 2017.

From Salon