Is a listing on The Flying Engineer worth it?
For most aviation companies, yes. AI assistants send buyers to our pages every day, buyers send quote requests from them, and a listing for good costs $99 once. On its own it will not make AI recommend you, but it is a great start.
times a day, AI mentions Flying Engineer
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Perplexity
Copilot
- 710,000+
- in 90 days
- 4,659
- companies
- 103
- countries
What you get
A page AI assistants read
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot mention our pages up to 14,350 times a day.
Customer requests to your inbox
Buyers send quote requests from your page. On a plan they reach you straight away, with the buyer's email to reply to. Pages without a plan stay public; their requests come to our team first and we pass them on.
Pages people search for
Your company shows on service and city pages such as Helicopter London, Helicopter Alps and charter by country.
Details you control
Edit your text, photos, services and links from your dashboard, so AI answers about you stay right.
The numbers behind it
Raw figures from Bing Webmaster Tools, Google Search Console and our own server logs, checked on 11 October 2026. A mention means Bing or Copilot used one of our pages as a source in an AI answer; an impression means Google showed one of our pages in an AI answer.
710,288
mentions, 9 July to 6 October 2026
- Daily average
- 7,892
- Busiest day
- 11,657
Source: Bing Webmaster Tools, AI Performance (Microsoft Copilot, Bing AI summaries and partners)
164,301
impressions, 7 July to 20 August 2026
- Daily average
- 3,651
- Busiest day
- 4,492
Source: Google Search Console, Generative AI features
Screenshots from our accounts
Unedited screenshots of our Bing Webmaster Tools and Google Search Console accounts, taken on 11 October 2026. Tap one to see it full size.
Company pages
- 97,337
- company page views in 30 days (11 September to 11 October 2026)
- 17
- views per company page on average, across 5,856 pages
- 8,507
- visits to company pages by AI assistants such as Perplexity, ChatGPT and Claude, in the same 30 days
Views count every visitor that loaded a page: people, AI assistants and search engines. AI assistant visits by name: Perplexity 4,500, ChatGPT and OpenAI search 2,380, Claude 1,602, DuckDuckGo Assist 22, Mistral 3. Source: Vercel request logs.
Most viewed company pages, last 30 days
- 1SkyVector134
- 2Elysium Jet117
- 3Global Charter97
- 4Chapman Freeborn93
- 5ACASS73
- 6Flexjet69
- 7Action Aviation56
- 8Boeing Distribution54
- 95x5 Trading53
- 10Aviation Broker53
- 11Honeywell Aerospace50
- 12NetJets50
- 13TVPX49
- 14Collins Aerospace48
- 15Souriau48
- 16AlbaJet47
- 17Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS)47
- 18Harper Engineering Company47
- 19Aerodynamics Academy46
- 20Select Controls Inc45
Company pages shown in Google’s AI answers
At least 699 company pages appeared in AI Overviews or AI Mode between 7 July and 6 October 2026. The ones shown most:
- Ground Force211 impressions
- Timair Limited74 impressions
- Transfeero70 impressions
- Shreeji Aviation61 impressions
- Kubis Aviation College59 impressions
- BAR AVIATION Academy53 impressions
- Pilatus Aircraft49 impressions
- Gerrys Dnata42 impressions
Other good aviation directories
These are good directories, and many aviation companies list in more than one place. Each has its own audience, so the right mix depends on who your buyers are. Prices as published on their own sites on 11 October 2026.
Price on request
One of the most respected names in aerospace. They report 350,000+ visitors a year to the marketplace.
Aviation Week Marketplace ↗
GlobalAir.comBasic listing at no charge; bold $120 a year
A long-running aviation portal with a strong US audience: 400,000+ visits a month, they report. FBO plans $200 to $800 a year.
Visit site ↗
$92 to $1,460 a year
The airport and FBO guide many pilots check before every trip. Priced per airport, plus a $50 setup fee.
AirNav.com ↗
$325 to $1,200
Puts you in front of the NBAA business aviation community. NBAA membership required.
NBAA Connect ↗
Price on request
A well known trade brand for airports, ground support and maintenance, with a print magazine.
AviationPros ↗
Price on request
A leading name for business aircraft sales, in print and online.
AvBuyer ↗
AvPay$250 a year
A directory and marketplace built only for aviation.
Visit site ↗
$99 a month
A charter marketplace that sends operators live trip requests on its business plan.
Avi-Go ↗
$30 a year, or $99 once. Written for Google and AI answers.
Don’t take our word for it. Ask your AI.
“I want more AI visibility for my aviation company. Is a listing on theflyingengineer.com worth it?”
Opens the assistant with the question filled in. 5 assistants mention us every day.
When it is not worth it
If you only win work through tenders or long contracts, or your buyers never search online or ask an AI assistant, a directory listing will do little for you. For print, events and trade show audiences, established names such as Aviation Week are a strong choice alongside us.
Common questions
Is a listing on The Flying Engineer worth it?
For most aviation companies, yes, if your buyers search online or ask AI assistants. A Lifetime listing costs $99 once, and AI assistants mention our pages up to 14,350 times a day.
How much does a listing cost?
Starter is $30 a year. Lifetime is $99 once with no renewal. Featured is $199 once and puts your company first on its pages.
How does it compare with other aviation directories?
GlobalAir, AirNav, NBAA Connect, AvPay and others are good directories with their own audiences, and many companies list in several. Those that publish prices charge from $120 to $1,460 a year. Our edge is a low one-time price and strong AI visibility.
Will a listing alone get my company recommended by AI?
No, and no single listing can promise that. AI assistants recommend companies they can find, described the same way, in several trusted places. A listing here is a great start: a clear, aviation specific page that AI assistants already read every day. Do the rest too: a website that states your services, approvals, prices and contact details, your profiles on other good directories, and mentions in aviation news and associations.
Should I list here instead of the bigger directories?
No need to choose. Flying Engineer is a specialist aviation directory, and the Lifetime listing is $99, paid once, with no renewal. It sits alongside the larger directories and adds one more place where buyers, search engines and AI assistants find your company.
My company is already listed. What changes if I pay?
Basic pages stay public at no charge. Requests reach companies on a plan straight away. For other pages they come to our team first, and the form says so before anyone sends. A plan also lets you edit your page, add photos and services, and keep AI answers about you correct.
When is it not worth it?
If you only win work through tenders or long contracts, or your buyers never search online or ask an AI assistant, a directory listing will do little for you.