Press release
6th April, 2017
RocketRoute announces upgrades to RocketRoute FlightPlan
RocketRoute’s latest update to its Flight Planning Software, FlightPlan 2017 is now available to business and private customers. The 2017 edition builds on seven years of continuous development and improvement, led by careful listening to our members and their needs.
Uwe Nitsche, CEO and co-founder, said “RocketRoute is truly a world-class solution. Investment last year from Air BP has given us the resources to up our game and make RocketRoute our best ever solution.”
From a tiny start-up in 2010, RocketRoute has grown into a major player - with over 120,000 clients - by using feedback strategies in order to provide pilots with precisely what they want.
RocketRoute will be demoing FlightPlan 2017 for Private pilots at AERO 2017 in Friedrichshafen. Visit stand A5 205 for a demonstration.
A full list of service updates is provided below:
Private Features - for Props
- Upgraded autorouter - faster, simpler routing
- Quick File improvements for simple VFR filing
- Upgrades to Draw mode of Android, iOS and web
- Direct-to feature added
- Improvements to AFTN filing
- VFR and IFR Premium Content charts now available via web app, iOS, Android
- User waypoints brought to mobile iOS and Android apps
- App2drive - book car rentals for GA airports in Germany
- Local airport identifiers added for domestic filing TFR data added
- Support for Australia, New Zealand and China added
Business Features - for Jets
- Capability to add the 3rd flight crew for long haul flights
- Time-based reserves for VFR and IFR flights
- Multiple fuel calculation options added
- Drift-down calculations added
- New roles added Super Crew and Flight Crew
About RocketRoute
RocketRoute is a leading aviation services company, helping flyers to get airborne, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. With innovative and smart technology for flight planning, fuel, and concierge services, RocketRoute is transforming the aviation industry.
The company has processed over one million flights and has more than 120,000 registered users flying worldwide. RocketRoute works anywhere, on any device and brings together into one system, everything the individual pilot or flight department needs to operate an aircraft and to connect directly with service suppliers on the ground.
The principles of fast, easy to use, direct access has been at the heart of the business, since its formation in 2009, fuelled by its passion for aviation.
Air BP acquired a minority stake in RocketRoute in April 2016. The move has enabled them to jointly continue developing new technology solutions that simplify the complexity of flight planning and fuel purchasing for private pilots, owners, operators and flight departments.
www.rocketroute.com
Further inquiries:
Kurt Lyall
marketing@rocketroute.com
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