Providing an open interface to a flight management system

A method, comprising:

• facilitating, by a system comprising a processor, a bi-directional communication between a navigation system and a device external to the navigation system, wherein the bi-directional communication is based on an application that supports the bi-directional communication, and wherein the bi-directional communication is via a defined virtual link protected via a deterministic network;
• segregating, by the system, information received from the device external to the navigation system into a defined partition of a partition environment associated with the navigation system;
• and
• applying, by the system, the information to the navigation system based on a confirmed activation of the information received from the device external to the navigation system.

A computer readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• facilitating a bi-directional communication between a remote device and a navigation system based on enablement of an application that supports the bi-directional communication between the remote device and the navigation system;
• placing information received from the remote device into a dedicated partition of a partition environment associated with the navigation system, wherein the partition environment comprises multiple partitions, including the dedicated partition, and wherein the multiple partitions comprise respective memory structures;
• and
• selectively applying the information received from the remote device to the navigation system based on acceptance confirmation of the information.