01What it does

SAIKER is an agentic trip tracking system built for flight operations. It monitors every trip from planning through arrival, identifies developing issues as conditions change, and brings them to the attention of the right people while there is still time to act.

Each trip is evaluated against live flight data, weather forecasts, regulatory and international operating requirements, and the department's own procedures, so that every decision is made with a complete picture.

A SAIKER trip view from the demonstration operator: Tokyo to Teterboro via Anchorage, with the situation overview and the findings that need a decision.
The SAIKER global picture: aircraft, routes, weather radar, weather advisories and airspace events, each linked to the trips they affect.

02The operational challenge

A revised forecast, a new restriction or a change in schedule can affect the aircraft, the crew and every leg that follows. Keeping the picture current has traditionally meant checking schedules, weather, notices, manuals and messages by hand, then deciding what deserves attention.

SAIKER carries that work forward between reviews, adding a continuous layer of verification to the oversight a department already has in place.

A living flight risk assessment
A risk assessment completed at planning becomes outdated as conditions change. SAIKER continues to re-evaluate each trip and informs the team when its risk picture moves, so the assessment remains current.
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A dispatcher checks twelve sources, most in separate tools, to confirm one leg is still sound.
24/7
Much of the watch happens overnight, with one person on duty.
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Part 135 operators must have a Safety Management System in place by this date.14 CFR Part 5, 89 FR 33068

03How it works

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Watch

SAIKER evaluates each trip as conditions change, against live aviation data and the department's own schedules, crew and procedures.

Watch · Aurelian Aviation
21 legs · 7 agents

Need a decision

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Not visible

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In the air

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  • Anchorage forecast: 200 ft and ¼ mile in freezing fog at the 06:00 local arrival

    19:58Z · Weather · re-checked T-2411

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Explain

When something requires attention, it explains what changed, which flights are affected and why, with the evidence linked.

T-2411 · Situation overview
Blocked

Tokyo to Teterboro via Anchorage (N650AV, departs 16:55 Tokyo time) cannot go as planned. Several things stack up:

  • Anchorage is forecast at 200 ft and ¼ mile in freezing fog for the 06:00 local arrival, below the minimums of the ILS RWY 7L (200 ft and RVR 1800, CAT I).
  • Anchorage is forecast below takeoff minimums for the 07:15 local departure.
  • The crew would reach 15 h 40 m of duty against a 14 h limit.
DECIDE BYWed 04:55Z(13:55 Tokyo) with the Accountable Executive

Based on

  • PANC forecast · official weather, 2 h ago
  • ILS RWY 7L · published chart, current cycle
  • Crew duty · your schedule, trip 88213
  • Trip risk · company bands

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Decide

A named person decides from clear options and a checklist, and SAIKER records who decided what, when and why.

T-2411 · Decide
Active checklist

Move the departureRecommended

Retime so both ends are in daylight; Anchorage is forecast to lift after 08:30 local.

Change the alternate

Fairbanks (PAFA) is forecast at 1,200 ft and 3 miles at the arrival time.

Swap or add crew

Add a pilot or split the day at Anchorage to stay inside 14 h.

Take it to the DO

Trip risk 28 is in the no-go band; the Director of Operations decides with the PIC.

  1. Confirm the new departure time with the client
  2. Tell the handler at Anchorage the new arrival
  3. Check crew rest at Anchorage for the second leg
  4. Record the decision and who made it

PendingRachel Kim · Move the departure · 20:14Z · reason and options kept for the safety file

04The prototype today

A working prototype runs today with read-only connections to scheduling systems. The screens shown here come from a demonstration operator.

SAIKER Operations home, dark mode: Every trip appears on one board beside the live map, colored by what requires a decision.

Every trip appears on one board beside the live map, colored by what requires a decision.

05Trip preparation

Prepare runs SAIKER's checks on a trip and opens a single trip sheet, with each item verified, flagged or plainly marked as not checked, so the team always knows where the trip stands.

Saiker trip sheet
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Preparing

T-2411 Tokyo to Anchorage to Teterboro

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  • Schedule and timesChecking.
  • Aircraft, range and seats.
  • Crew duty and qualifications.
  • Weather at each end.
  • Approaches and published minimums.
  • NOTAMs.
  • Airspace and conflict zones.
  • Curfews, airport hours and customs.
  • Slots and flow programs.
  • Alternates under the operating rule.
  • FBO and ground services timing.
  • Trip risk.

Every row is Saiker's real result for this trip. A check Saiker could not make says so.

Weather at each airport

SAIKER: weather at each airport, from the demonstration operator

NOTAMs that affect the leg

SAIKER: notams that affect the leg, from the demonstration operator

Timed against the flight

SAIKER: timed against the flight, from the demonstration operator

06From signal to operational impact

A forecast, a schedule and a procedure usually sit in separate systems. SAIKER evaluates them together, so the effect of a single change is understood across the entire trip.

Ground delay program at San Francisco for low cloud
SAIKER evaluates the delay against crew duty, airport and FBO hours and downstream legs, and flags any conflict with possible responses for the coordinator to review.
Inbound aircraft running late
SAIKER compares the late inbound with the required turn time, the next departure and the available crew, and identifies downstream conflicts that may call for a tail swap, crew change or retiming.
Morning fog forecast at the destination
SAIKER compares the forecast with expected approach availability, aircraft capability and the operator's procedures, and flags the trip for verification before departure where a limitation is indicated.
Severe turbulence advisory on the route
SAIKER evaluates the advisory against the planned route, altitude and trip window, and shows the affected part of the trip for review.
Arrival near customs closing time
SAIKER evaluates the scheduled arrival against customs, airport and FBO availability, and alerts the operations team when coordination or a change to the trip may be needed.
SAIKER weather at each airport for the time the aircraft is there: Tokyo good for the departure, Anchorage in freezing fog below approach minimums, Teterboro good for the arrival.
Weather at each airport for the time the aircraft will be there.