29 Jun 2026
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Jeppesen ForeFlight & Leon Software
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# The Intelligent Cockpit: Leon Software & ForeFlight Flight Planning
Bridging the Gap Between Operational Scheduling and Precision Flight Planning.
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# Overview
## The Power of Unified Flight Planning
In modern aviation, a "flight plan" is more than just a route—it’s a complex calculation of fuel, performance, and safety. By connecting **Leon Software** with **ForeFlight Dispatch**, you move from siloed data entry to a **Unified Planning Hub**.
Every mission created in Leon is automatically sent to ForeFlight, where it is instantly processed through a world-class flight planning engine. No more re-typing coordinates; no more manual performance lookups.
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## Advanced Flight Planning Features
### Intelligent Route Builder
Utilize ForeFlight’s sophisticated routing engine directly with data from Leon.
- **Auto-Routing:** Generate optimized IFR routes based on current weather, winds aloft, and Eurocontrol constraints.
- **Geopolitical Awareness:** Avoid specific airspaces or hotspots automatically based on your operation’s SOPs.
- **AIRAC Compliance:** Ensure every route is validated against the most current aeronautical data.
### Performance & Fuel Advisor
Stop guessing your fuel uplift. The integration allows for precision calculations based on real-time schedule data.
- **Aircraft-Specific Profiles:** ForeFlight uses high-fidelity performance models for your specific tail number assigned in Leon.
- **Fuel Tankering:** The **Fuel Advisor** analyzes your multi-leg schedule in Leon to recommend the most cost-effective fueling locations.
- **Weight & Balance:** Automatically pull passenger counts and cargo from Leon to verify center-of-gravity limits before filing.
### Integrated Jeppesen Charting
As a Boeing company, ForeFlight offers the industry-standard Jeppesen aeronautical charts.
- **Seamless Overlay:** View your Leon-synced route directly over Jeppesen enroute charts.
- **Terminal Procedures:** Access SIDs, STARs, and approach plates that are automatically filtered by the destination airports in your Leon schedule.
### Collaborative Dispatch Workflow
The integration creates a "live" environment where planners and pilots stay in sync.
- **Frictionless Briefing:** Once a flight plan is finalized in Dispatch, the pilot receives a notification on their **ForeFlight Mobile** app with the full NavLog and Weather Brief.
- **Warning System:** Dispatchers can see real-time alerts in ForeFlight for any schedule changes made in Leon that might impact fuel or crew duty.
> By building a bi-directional integration with ForeFlight, we’ve created a low-latency, 'closed-loop' ecosystem that eliminates data silos. This seamless two-way flow ensures that scheduling and flight planning systems share a single 'Source of Truth,' reducing manual entry and significantly increasing operational efficiency
### Paweł Szmagaj
CTO, Leon Software
## The Closed-Loop Advantage
## Two-Way Data Synchronization
Unlike standard one-way exports, the Leon Software and Jeppesen ForeFlight integration features a **sophisticated bi-directional data flow**. This creates a "closed-loop" ecosystem where information never has to be manually transcribed twice.
### Leon to ForeFlight
Your schedule, crew assignments, and passenger manifests flow seamlessly from Leon into ForeFlight Dispatch to kickstart the planning process.
### ForeFlight back to Leon
Once the flight planning is finalized in ForeFlight, critical mission data—including **calculated fuel burn, estimated time en route (ETE), and the final filed flight plan (including the ATC-cleared route)**—is pushed back into Leon.
This two-way handshake ensures that your operations team in Leon sees the exact same performance data that the pilot sees on their iPad, providing a single, accurate "Source of Truth" for post-flight analysis and reporting.
## Technical Performance
## How It Works
| Feature | Technical Detail |
|---|---|
| API Version | Uses the ForeFlight Schedule v2 API for low-latency data transfer. |
| Data Sync | Automated push every 5 minutes from Leon to ForeFlight Dispatch. |
| Field Mapping | Syncs: Flight ID, Callsign, ADEP/ADES, STD/STA, Crew Email, and PAX. |
| Filing Status | Real-time "ACK" or "REJ" status from ATC reflected back toward the planning hub. |
## Why Leading Flight Departments Choose This Integration
> “ForeFlight Dispatch ingests scheduled flight data from Leon Software and onward to ForeFlight Mobile, making it easy for operators to run performance calculations, file flight plans, and distribute details and documents directly to crews. By reducing manual entry and ensuring data consistency across systems, ForeFlight Dispatch helps operators save time, improve accuracy, and operate more efficiently from scheduling through execution.”
### ALEX SMYTHERS
VP of Flight Services Business Development, ForeFlight
PPS Air Support & Leon Software
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# FAQ
General & Workflow
What is the primary benefit of connecting Leon Software with ForeFlight Dispatch? The integration creates a Unified Planning Hub featuring a bi-directional data flow. This eliminates the need for manual data re-entry, ensures both dispatchers and pilots see identical data, and optimizes routing, fuel, and scheduling.
How does the "closed-loop" two-way synchronization work?Leon to ForeFlight: Your schedule, crew assignments, and passenger manifests automatically flow into
ForeFlight Dispatch to begin the planning process. ForeFlight to Leon: Once finalized, calculated fuel burn, estimated time en route (ETE), and the final filed flight plan push back into Leon for accurate post-flight reporting.
How does this integration improve communication between dispatchers and pilots?It enables a collaborative workflow. Once a flight plan is finalized in Dispatch, pilots instantly receive the full NavLog and Weather Brief via the ForeFlight Mobile app. Additionally, dispatchers receive real-time alerts if schedule changes in Leon impact fuel or crew duty.
Routing & Performance
Can the system help optimize routes based on real-time conditions? Yes. The Intelligent Route Builder automatically generates optimized IFR routes that account for current weather, winds aloft, Eurocontrol constraints, and AIRAC compliance.
Can we configure the system to avoid specific airspaces? Yes. The system features geopolitical awareness, allowing you to automatically avoid specific airspaces or hotspots based on your operation’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
How does the integration assist with fuel management and cost savings? The integration features a Performance & Fuel Advisor that utilizes high-fidelity models for your specific tail numbers. It includes a Fuel Tankering feature that analyzes multi-leg schedules in Leon to recommend the most cost-effective fueling locations.
Are weight and balance figures automated? Yes. Passenger counts and cargo data are automatically pulled from Leon to ForeFlight to verify center-of-gravity limits before the flight plan is filed.
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### Conclusion:
The integration of Leon Software and ForeFlight Dispatch transforms aviation operations by replacing isolated data entry with a powerful, **Unified Planning Hub**. By establishing a bi-directional, "closed-loop" data synchronization, this partnership ensures that schedules, crew assignments, and passenger manifests flow effortlessly into advanced planning engines, while critical flight data and ATC-cleared routes effortlessly sync back.
From intelligent routing and precision fuel tankering to seamless Jeppesen charting and frictionless pilot briefing, this integration eliminates manual transcription errors. Ultimately, it provides operations teams and flight crews with a single, accurate **"Source of Truth,"** driving unprecedented efficiency, cost savings, and safety in modern flight planning.
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