A computing method for transmitting data from an aircraft computing device on an aircraft to a ground computing device, comprises receiving, by an aircraft API executing on an aircraft interface computing device, an initial communication from an aircraft service executing on the aircraft computing device; determining, by the aircraft API, that a data file is to be transmitted from the aircraft computing device to the ground computing device; transmitting, to the aircraft computing device, a data signal configured to cause the data file to be transmitted from the aircraft computing device to a transient storage location associated with an aircraft interface computing device; and causing the transmission of the data file from the transient storage location to the ground computing device.