Crew Logistics for Cargo Airlines
Automate complex crew repositioning, manage unpredictable schedules, and ensure compliance for your global cargo operation.
The Unique Demands of Air Cargo Logistics
Constantly booking one-way tickets, hotels, and transport to position crews for ad-hoc and charter flights around the world.
Flight schedules change constantly based on demand, creating a continuous need for last-minute, non-routine travel bookings.
Ensuring all crew travel, including deadheading and ground time, adheres to complex Flight Time Limitation (FTL) regulations.
Finding safe, compliant, and cost-effective accommodations and transport for crews in remote or non-traditional locations.
A small team is responsible for managing all global crew logistics, leading to heavy manual workloads and the risk of burnout.
Difficulty tracking the total cost of a charter, including crew positioning expenses, leading to inaccurate profitability analysis.
A Central Platform for Global Cargo Ops
Book deadhead flights, hotels, and ground transport for a crew member in a single, automated workflow, reducing booking time by 90%.
Pre-validate travel itineraries against your specific FTL rules to prevent compliance breaches before they happen.
Our expert agents act as an extension of your team, providing round-the-clock support for your crews, wherever they are in the world.
Manage all your crew travel spend in one place, with detailed invoicing and cost allocation for precise financial tracking.
Access a global network of hotels, including properties in remote and industrial areas, ensuring you can find accommodations anywhere.
Maintain a time-stamped, immutable record of every booking, change, and approval, ensuring full accountability and simplifying audits.
Create custom travel policies for different crew types, routes, or aircraft, with the ability to handle last-minute exceptions.
Book and manage all components of a crew layover—hotel, transport, and allowances—in one itinerary, with full visibility.
Positioning a Crew for a Last-Minute Charter
Charter Scheduled
A new, high-priority charter flight is scheduled, requiring a crew to be repositioned from their home base.
Trip Created
An ops coordinator creates a new trip in Routespring, entering the crew member and the charter details.
Book Positioning Travel
The coordinator books the required one-way flight, hotel for the night stop, and ground transport in a single, guided workflow.
Compliance Check
The system automatically validates the full itinerary against FTL rules, ensuring adequate rest time and flagging any potential issues.
Itinerary Confirmed
The crew member receives the complete, confirmed itinerary on their mobile app, including all flight, hotel, and car details.
Costs Allocated
All associated travel costs are automatically tagged to the charter flight's code for accurate profitability tracking and client invoicing.
Drive Efficiency in Your Ground Operations
-80%
Time to Book Crew Travel
Drastically reduce the manual effort required to arrange complex, multi-stage crew positioning trips.
100%
FTL Compliance on Bookings
Prevent compliance breaches with an automated rules engine that validates travel prior to confirmation.
-15%
Total Cost of Repositioning
Control spend with policy guardrails, preferred supplier rates, and the elimination of last-minute panic buying.
+95%
Accurate Cost Allocation
Ensure all crew travel costs are correctly allocated to the right charter, flight, or cost center.
Connects to Your Core Flight Systems
Our platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with the essential systems that power your cargo airline.
Flight & Crew Scheduling
Flight Operations
Finance & ERP Systems
HR Information Systems
GDS & Hotel Content
SSO Providers
Frequently Asked Questions
Streamline Your Cargo Crew Logistics
Handle the complexity of your global operation with a platform built for the unique demands of air cargo. Schedule a demo to see how we can reduce your manual workload and control costs.
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