AVIQUO

Frequently asked questions

Getting started & accounts

Who is the platform for?

Businesses only: holders of an Air Operator Certificate (operators) and industry partners. An organization can be both — capabilities are flags, not either/or.

How do I get access?

Create an account with your work e-mail, verify the address, then complete organization onboarding: company details, insurance, references and documents. Our team reviews the application and approves access.

Can several people from my company use the platform?

Yes. Organization admins invite colleagues from the Team page. An invite link is personal — it only works for the address it was issued to — and roles are admin or member.

Organization approval & documents

What does “Approved” mean?

That your organization's documents are on file, legible and appear to belong to you — and that you therefore have access to the marketplace. Nothing more. The platform is a gatekeeper, not a regulator.

Does the platform validate my AOC or permits?

No, never. We confirm documents exist — we do not represent that a certificate is valid, covers a given operation, or will be accepted by any authority. That assessment is always made between the parties, and the lessee's authority always approves a wet lease.

What if my application is rejected?

You can reopen it as a draft — your data and documents are kept — fix what was missing and resubmit.

Fleet & availability

How do I add aircraft?

Fleet → Add aircraft. Enter the registration and the registry lookup prefills type and details — review before saving; fetched data is never treated as verified.

What is an availability window?

A period when an aircraft is available for lease: dates, base (fixed ICAO or flexible within an operating area of countries), minimum contract length, MGBH requirement and optional price indication.

Why do windows need re-confirmation?

Availability is perishable. Windows not confirmed within their interval are flagged as stale to counterparties and score lower in matching — never silently trusted.

What is Ready Now?

A commitment that the aircraft can be operating within a chosen window (3/6/12/24/48/72 hours) — built for AOG situations. You can also mark that an AOG premium applies.

Do I have to publish my price?

No. Show a rate range (e.g. 4 800–5 600 USD/BH), or choose “Price on request” to hide figures entirely. Indications are only ever shown to approved counterparties.

What lease types are supported?

Wet (full ACMI), damp (wet with the lessee's cabin crew) and dry (aircraft only).

Lease requests & AOG

How do I request capacity?

Requests → New request → Create draft → Publish. You can leave every field empty; the request gets a suggested title. Dates, passenger count, cargo capacity and other details are optional. Add or edit them when known.

What does the AOG urgency do?

Marking a request AOG broadcasts it immediately to approved suppliers, badges it red on the board, and adds an AOG-readiness dimension to matching. The needed-within window (3–72h) is optional; if omitted, suppliers are asked to confirm timing.

Who can see my request?

Public requests are visible to approved organizations only. Operators who have engaged (offered or messaged) keep access after it closes.

Offers, pricing & negotiation

Why are offers structured instead of free text?

Capacity, operating dates, a positive price with currency and basis, and offer validity make offers comparable. Cost items, payment terms and additional commercial details are optional.

Do I need to fill in any fields before submitting an offer?

Yes. Specify capacity, operating dates, a positive price, currency, price basis and validity. You can save an incomplete draft or Express interest without a price. Cost items remain optional, including an Ancillary costs excluded option. Unspecified costs do not imply inclusion.

Does the platform calculate prices?

Suppliers enter their own prices and select the price basis. For block-hour offers, the comparison can show an indicative rate × MGBH × months total, clearly labeled as an illustration. It is not a computed quote. Compare the basis, dates and scope as well as the amount.

How do we revise an offer?

Discuss changes in Messages. The supplier chooses Replace offer, updates the terms and submits. The previous offer becomes inactive and remains in history. The requester reviews the replacement and selects the supplier. Contract signing is a separate step.

What is “Invite to quote”?

From a match you can invite that operator directly. They quote — or decline with a stated reason (no availability / period / other) so you can move on.

Matching

How does matching work?

Your request is scored against open availability across transparent dimensions — availability, compliance, operational fit, commercial, positioning, track record (and AOG readiness for AOG requests). Every score comes with its reasons, hard exclusions and risk flags — never a bare number.

Why is a candidate excluded?

Hard requirements: dates not covered, insufficient capacity, outside the operator's declared area, below their minimum contract or MGBH, or a wet/dry lease-type mismatch. Exclusions are listed with the reason.

After agreement: deals & the Compliance Vault

What happens when I accept an offer?

The request is awarded, other active offers are declined, and a deal opens between the two parties with a stage pipeline: Agreed → Documents exchanged → Contract signed → Authority approval → Operating → Completed.

Does the platform verify the deal stages?

No — stages are self-reported by the parties for their own pipeline. Contract signature and authority approval happen between you, off-platform.

What is the Compliance Vault?

Per-deal document sharing: share selected documents (AOC, insurance…) with your counterparty, revoke at will. States are shared / not shared only — the review is yours to make. The platform provides the room, not the judgment.

Trusted Network & badges

What is the Trusted Network?

Mutual, self-declared connections between organizations. Trusted counterparties get a track-record boost in your matching and a Trusted chip on matches and offers — it is not a platform judgment about either party.

What do the IOSA and SARPcheck badges mean?

Third-party attestations, displayed as provided: IOSA is IATA's operational safety audit, SARPcheck an ICAO-SARPs compliance audit. They are their auditors' statements, not the platform's.

Account, appearance & notifications

Can I change how the app looks?

Yes — My profile → Appearance: four styles (Workspace is the default), with dark/light support where available, saved to your profile across devices.

How do notifications work?

Everything important lands in the bell: offers, counters, invitations, deal stages, shared documents, team events. Most also go out by e-mail.

Is the fleet map used for availability?

No. ADS-B positions are informational only — availability is what you declare, never derived from tracking.

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