Shutdown/restart or keep running determinations for aircraft management

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing device configured to:
• obtain real-time information associated with operation of an aircraft from one or more sensors of the aircraft;
• obtain additional information associated with the aircraft, at least some of the additional information associated with limited lifetime parts of the aircraft;
• provide the real-time information and the additional information as inputs to a shutdown determination algorithm;
• process, using the shutdown determination algorithm executed by the at least one processing device, the real-time information and the additional information to generate a determination whether one or more engines of the aircraft should continue running or should be shut down and subsequently restarted, wherein inputs are weighted by the shutdown determination algorithm based on operating circumstances;
• and
• automatically control operation of the one or more engines of the aircraft based on the determination.

A non-transitory machine readable medium containing instructions that when executed cause at least one processor to:

• obtain real-time information associated with operation of an aircraft from one or more sensors of the aircraft;
• obtain additional information associated with the aircraft, at least some of the additional information associated with limited lifetime parts of the aircraft;
• provide the real-time information and the additional information as inputs to a shutdown determination algorithm;
• process, using the shutdown determination algorithm executed by the at least one processor, the real-time information and the additional information to generate a determination whether one or more engines of the aircraft should continue running or should be shut down and subsequently restarted, wherein inputs are weighted by the shutdown determination algorithm based on operating circumstances;
• and
• automatically control operation of the one or more engines of the aircraft based on the determination.