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Notes from the operations desk

What we have learned filing permits, chasing slots and standing on ramps across 26 countries — written for the people who do the same job.

Permits7 min read

Overflight permits in Central Asia: what actually drives the lead time

Published lead times tell you when to apply. They tell you almost nothing about when you will get an answer. Here is what moves the needle.

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Operations6 min read

PPR and slots at Balkan regional airports: a practical guide

Prior permission, a slot and an airport approval are three separate things. Confusing them is the most common way a trip goes wrong at a regional field.

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Flight Planning5 min read

Reading a NOTAM package without drowning in it

A full package for a European rotation can run to eighty items. Perhaps six of them will change what you do. Here is how we separate them.

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Fuel6 min read

Fuel tankering across the Balkans: when the maths actually works

Carrying fuel costs fuel. Across short Balkan sectors the price spread is often real enough to justify it — and often not. The difference is arithmetic.

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Ground Handling5 min read

Choosing a ground handler: five questions that predict the turnaround

Handling quotes look alike on paper. These five questions separate the stations where the turn goes to plan from the ones where it does not.

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