Charter tech firm Aerios has developed a new system that aims to speed up accurate fuel burn calculations for quotations.
The company said that its system now integrates three key Flight Planning Systems: Jeppesen ForeFlight, PPS, and Airbus NAVBLUE N-FP, to bring flight planning data like aircraft performance, flight routing, weather and wind, block time, and fuel burn directly into the quoting workflow.
Aerios then combines fuel burn data with carrier-specific fuel pricing to automatically calculate fuel costs.
The company explained that when quoting on a project, charter brokers often have the choice between using a “rough but fast estimate of fuel burn” or waiting for more accurate data at the “cost of a slower response that risks losing the opportunity”.
“Striking the right balance between speed and accuracy can make or break a deal,” Aerios explained.
Aerios founder and chief executive Simon Watson said: “With jet fuel prices high and the charter market soft, accuracy matters more than ever. Sales teams can’t afford to wait on Dispatch, overquote and lose the opportunity, or underquote and erode margin.”
The company added that charter sales teams typically generate estimates using direct routing (DCT) and Great Circle Distance (GCD) calculations, which rely on “simplified routing assumptions” that can materially underestimate flight time and fuel burn.
In contrast, detailed routing from Flight Planning Systems provides better operational accuracy and a more realistic view of the route, block time, and fuel burn, enhancing precision by 10–15%.
“But it’s slower, as sales teams trawl through disparate systems and manually contact dispatch departments, introducing delays they can’t afford.”
Aerios added that its app also allows users to maintain contracted fuel prices, import updated supplier pricing via CSV and override pricing manually.
Aerios has been investing in its technology this year and has implemented several new updates.
In January, the company added a new Artificial Intelligence module that it hopes will create efficiencies by automating responses to charter requests.
Meanwhile, in February, Aerios teamed up with booking portal provider CargoAi to integrate real-time rate and capacity data into its charter quoting tool.
And, in April, it integrated a ULD and pallet optimisation tool into its carrier app.
