Avinode Group is a
Swedish
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B2B technology company focused on
business aviation
Business aircraft are aircraft typically used by companies and corporations to transport people or goods related to the needs of said businesses. Most business aircraft are general aviation aircraft variants of piston or turboprop or busin ...
. It is known for operating Avinode Marketplace, an online marketplace for
private air charter.
History
Avinode was founded in 2002 by three graduates of
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology ( sv, Chalmers tekniska högskola, often shortened to Chalmers) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international lev ...
, Niklas Berg, Per Marthinsson and Niclas Wennerholm. At this point in time, operators and brokers relied primarily on phone calls and fax to source and schedule aircraft. Berg, Marthinsson, and Wennerholm created an online marketplace, called the Avinode Marketplace, which quickly gained traction. In 2010, Avinode acquired its US marketplace competitor, CharterX. As of 2018, an average of 7,000 aviation professionals use the system daily, approximately 3,200 aircraft are listed in the marketplace, and nearly 300,000 flight requests are processed monthly. Roughly 80% of professionals in the business aviation industry use Avinode Group products.
Suite of applications
Avinode Group consists of three applications serving different groups and purposes with business aviation.
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* Avinode connects the services of operators and brokers globally, enabling buyers to search for trips, request quotes and communicate with sellers.
* SchedAero, web-based software for fleet operations, was launched in 2012. SchedAero serves operators and private flight departments as an online system for aircraft and crew scheduling, quoting, regulatory compliance, and aircraft maintenance.
* Paynode, launched in 2016, is a digital payment platform developed specifically for the air charter industry.
References
2002 establishments in Sweden
Aviation organizations based in Sweden