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From the network and the operations desk

Station additions and operational changes, alongside what we have learned filing permits, chasing slots and standing on ramps across 26 countries.

NewsNetwork3 min read

Central Asia coverage reaches 55 airports

Our West and Central Asia desk now supports every scheduled field in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, plus the full Caucasus.

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BlogOperations6 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.

Permits & Slots DeskRead more →
NewsOperations2 min read

Sofia operations control centre moves to round-the-clock cover

Our OCC now runs a staffed duty desk 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a named controller on every shift.

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BlogFlight 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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NewsOperations3 min read

Winter readiness confirmed across Baltic stations

De-icing arrangements, holdover planning and turnaround contingencies are in place at all thirteen Baltic airports ahead of the season.

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BlogFuel6 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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NewsPermits & Slots2 min read

Slot desk extends to Warsaw Modlin and Radom

Coordination for the Warsaw multi-airport system now covers Chopin, Modlin and Radom-Sadków under a single request.

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BlogGround 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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NewsFuel2 min read

Fuel tendering opens across the full network

Every uplift is now tendered across multiple suppliers rather than defaulting to the into-plane agent, with the comparison shown before you commit.

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