Introduction

Background

 

Overview

Flight Data Request Service

Introduction

 

 

Operations

GetFlightDataInbound

Signature

GetFlightDataInbound( flightFilter: FlightFilter ) : GetFlightDataInboundResponse

Description

Returns data about the set of inbound flights that fit the FlightFilter. See the data definitions for documentation of parameters and return values.

GetFlightDataOutbound

Signature

GetFlightDataOutbound( flightFilter: FlightFilter ) : GetFlightDataOutboundResponse

Description

Returns data about the set of outbound flights that fit the FlightFilter. See the data definitions for documentation of parameters and return values.

GetFlightLegData

Signature

GetFlightLegData( flightFilter: FlightFilter ) : GetFlightLegDataResponse

Description

Returns data about the set of flight legs that fit the FlightFilter. See the data definitions for documentation of parameters and return values.

GetTurnaroundData

Signature

GetTurnaroundData( flightFilter: FlightFilter ) : GetTurnaroundDataResponse

Description

Returns data about the set of turnarounds that fit the FlightFilter. See the data definitions for documentation of parameters and return values.

GetAlerts

Signature

GetAlerts( flightFilter: FlightFilter) : GetAlertsResponse

Description

Returns data about the set of alerts that fit the FlightFilter. See the data definitions for documentation of parameters and return values.

Data definitions

Entities

XXXX

Description of the entity. List of attributes below.

Attributes
 

Attributes

NameTypeDescription
   

XML Usage

Nil Values in Schema

For any particular data element, there is an important distinction between the following cases:

(a) the element is missing
(b) the element is present but has a 'nil' attribute assigned to it

In the first case, this means that the sender is supplying no information about the element. This would typically be because no information is available, or because there has been no change in the value of the element. A recipient would not be expected to take any action as a result of this. In particular, it would not be expected to clear any existing value.

In the second case, this means that the sender has explicitly cleared the element. As a result of this, a recipient would typically clear any value that it had previously stored for this element.

The following table shows an example sequence of messages, and the expected actions taken by the data recipient. It should be noted, however, that the action is up to the recipient. The message from the sender is a notification, and not a command for the recipient to take action.

Message contents

Expected action by recipient

aircraftRegistration element missing

Does not set or change aircraft registration value

<aircraftRegistration>ABC123</aircraftRegistration>

Sets the value to ABC123

aircraftRegistration element missing

Does not change the value

<aircraftRegistration>

Clears the aircraftRegistration value

Note that the sender should not use blank data elements such as <aircraftRegistration/> or <aircraftRegistration></aircraftRegistration> as these may cause validation errors. For example, if the schema specifies a format or a minimum length for an element, then a zero-length element will be invalid. This problem does not occur if using the nil attribute.

Note - Where a field is defined as mandatory in the schema, it must not contain a nil value.

WSDL and XSDs