Software · head to head
Lido Flight Planning vs ARINC Flight Operations Services
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Lido Flight Planning
Software
Professional airline flight planning solution
- From
- $40000/year
- Rated
- -
ARINC Flight Operations Services
Software
Airline flight operations and communications platform
- From
- $50000/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Lido Flight Planning pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page; ARINC Flight Operations Services the Internet Archive's capture of arinc.com on 3 January 2016 shows the domain already redirecting to Rockwell Collins branding, confirming ARINC's flight operations business was absorbed into Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace/RTX) rather than continuing as an independently branded product.
- They diverge on capability: Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization, ARINC Flight Operations Services covers ACARS messaging.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lido Flight Planning and ARINC Flight Operations Services actually diverge.
| Attribute | Lido Flight Planning | ARINC Flight Operations Services |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $40000/year | $50000/year |
| Platforms | Web, Windows | Web, Systems |
| Founded | 1987 | 1929 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Lido Flight Planning
- Route optimization
- Fuel planning
- Performance data
- Weight & balance
- Cost calculation
- Weather services
- Crew systems
- Accounting
Only in ARINC Flight Operations Services
- ACARS messaging
- Flight operations
- Communications
- Weather data
- Data services
- Aircraft avionics
- Ground systems
- Weather networks
Both cover
- Airline systems
- Data encryption
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Lido Flight Planning
- Generating optimal flight routes and profiles that Air Traffic Control will acceptnot ARINC Flight Operations Services
- Automating airline flight planning against weather, NOTAMs, AIP, ATM restrictions and ATC chargesnot ARINC Flight Operations Services
- Supporting pre-operational flight planning from a web applicationnot ARINC Flight Operations Services
ARINC Flight Operations Services
- Flight operationsnot Lido Flight Planning
- Communicationsnot Lido Flight Planning
- Data servicesnot Lido Flight Planning
- Weathernot Lido Flight Planning
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Lido Flight Planning
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page
- Pre-operational planning is a separately named application, Lido Flight 4D Pre-Planning, rather than part of the core flight planning product
ARINC Flight Operations Services
- The Internet Archive's capture of arinc.com on 3 January 2016 shows the domain already redirecting to Rockwell Collins branding, confirming ARINC's flight operations business was absorbed into Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace/RTX) rather than continuing as an independently branded product.
Pricing, plan by plan
Lido Flight Planning
$40000/year- Standard$40000/year
- Route planning
- Performance data
- Weather integration
- Enterprise$80000/year
- Multi-fleet
- Advanced optimization
- Custom integration
ARINC Flight Operations Services
$50000/year- Flight Operations$50000/year
- ACARS services
- Flight operations
- Communications
- Enterprise$100000/year
- All services
- Multi-airline
- Custom integration
Which should you pick?
Choose Lido Flight Planning if
- You need route optimization.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want fuel planning.
Choose ARINC Flight Operations Services if
- You need acars messaging.
- You work on Web, Systems.
- You also want flight operations.
Questions people ask
- Is Lido Flight Planning or ARINC Flight Operations Services better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lido Flight Planning starts at $40000/year and ARINC Flight Operations Services at $50000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lido Flight Planning or ARINC Flight Operations Services?
- Lido Flight Planning starts at $40000/year and ARINC Flight Operations Services at $50000/year.
- Does Lido Flight Planning or ARINC Flight Operations Services run on more platforms?
- Lido Flight Planning runs on Web, Windows. ARINC Flight Operations Services runs on Web, Systems.
- What is Lido Flight Planning best used for?
- Lido Flight Planning is most often used for generating optimal flight routes and profiles that air traffic control will accept, automating airline flight planning against weather, notams, aip, atm restrictions and atc charges, supporting pre-operational flight planning from a web application. Of those, generating optimal flight routes and profiles that air traffic control will accept and automating airline flight planning against weather, notams, aip, atm restrictions and atc charges are not what ARINC Flight Operations Services is typically brought in for.
- What can Lido Flight Planning do that ARINC Flight Operations Services cannot?
- Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization, Fuel planning, Performance data, Weight & balance. ARINC Flight Operations Services covers ACARS messaging, Flight operations, Communications, Weather data. Both handle Airline systems, Data encryption, Web support.
Related pages
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