Axturis Flight Service

Axturis Flight Service is a flight planning and operations support company based in Salzburg, Austria. It supports aircraft operators around the world. Its Operation Control Center is staffed around the clock, every day, so a flight can be followed across time zones.

The company focuses on operational support, flight planning, ground handling, slot management, and overflight and landing permits. Its customers include general aviation, business jet operators, ambulance and NGO flights, and government and diplomatic flights. It also lists airlines among the groups it serves.

Core services are a 24/7 operations control centre, aircraft dispatch, flight planning, permits, aviation fuel and a concierge service.

Flight planning comes in three packages, priced per leg and billed monthly. Basic starts at 45 euros plus VAT. It is for short, simple domestic and EU flights. It includes an operational flight plan, ATC flight plan filing, simple fuel and performance calculations, a weather and NOTAM briefing, and slot registration with a general declaration. Pro starts at 65 euros plus VAT. It covers flights up to four hours and SET-IMC. It adds detailed weather and fuel planning with fuel releases, route optimisation with permits, load sheets, ETOPS and SET-IMC route choice, and 24/7 support after the preflight phase.

Premium starts at 85 euros plus VAT. It adds slot management with updates, feasibility checks, risk analysis, delivery of the flight package and cost analysis for fuel and FBOs. It also covers entry rules, crew hotels, catering, passenger transport and a VIP shuttle, with unlimited use of the concierge service. Prices for NGO flights and fleet-wide flat fees are given on request.

The flight operations officers are trained on flight management and planning tools. These include ForeFlight, Leon, PPS, Jeppesen, PNRgo and Flexx. The company says its advisers are trained each year and checked by international authorities.

Axturis Flight Service is part of the Axturis Group, which is based in Salzburg and Chicago. The flight service has locations in Salzburg, Innsbruck and Chicago. The company holds ISO 9001 certification.

Services

• 24/7 operations control centre
• Aircraft dispatch
• Flight planning
• Overflight and landing permits
• Aviation fuel
• Concierge service
• Slot management
• Ground handling support
• Feasibility checks and risk analysis
• Fuel and FBO cost analysis