A METHOD OF OPERATING AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A FLEET OF AIRCRAFT

A method of operating an energy management system (100) for a fleet of aircraft (10, 110), can include receiving a desired flight plan database for the fleet of aircraft (10, 110), defining at least a desired flight plan for each of the fleet of aircraft (10, 110) and a location of each of the fleet of aircraft (10, 110), and generating a power source inventory distribution plan for the at least a subset of the desired flight plans for the fleet of aircraft (10, 110).