World Fuel Services Integrates SkyVector’s Worldwide Enroute Sectional Charts into New iPad App

    Oct. 11, 2017
    Using the new iPad app, Pilots can view routes on High and Lo IFR charts and can overlay real‐time weather for complete a understanding of their flight plan.
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    October 11, 2017 – HOUSTON – World Fuel Services (WFS) announced today that their new iPad app will integrate SkyVector’s high quality, enroute aeronautical charts into its flexible map layering. Using the new iPad app, Pilots can view routes on High and Lo IFR charts and can overlay real‐time weather for complete a understanding of their flight plan. Should the flight plan need to be adjusted enroute, the app gives pilots graphical rubber‐banding edit tools to visually change the route and waypoints.

    SkyVector’s dynamic charts are seamlessly stitched together and move when viewed from the cockpit ‐  even when enroute. These maps cover all global airspaces and are updated every 28 days to ensure all aeronautical data is current. The world charts are available within the app in three styles: “sectional‐ style” VFR charts for use at low levels, “World Low” for low‐altitude IFR enroute charts, and “World Hi” for high‐altitude enroute charts. The charts also contain topographical data to aid in low altitude flight planning.

    “With our integrations and enhanced user experience, this release moves us into the elite of flight planning applications,” said Jeff Briand, Vice President, Global Trip Support for WFS. “But this release is more than just a flight planning app. We have taking the best of OFP [Online Flight Planning], and joined it with FuelFinder and other leading technologies like Sky Vector to create a tool that can be used by the entire flight department.  

    SkyVector first introduced their sectional‐style, low‐altitude IFR, and high‐altitude worldwide enroute charts in 2012.  SkyVectors charts incorporate several map overlay options including real‐time:

     Airmets

     Sigmets

     TFRs

     Satellite imagery

     Weather

     Wind barbs

    About World Fuel Services Corporation

    Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Fuel Services is a global energy management company involved in providing energy procurement advisory services, supply fulfillment and transaction and payment management solutions to commercial and industrial customers, principally in the aviation, marine and land transportation industries. World Fuel Services sells fuel and delivers services to its clients at more than 8,000 locations in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. For more information, call 305‐428‐8000 or visit www.wfscorp.com.

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