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BoldIQ’s Solver to Support Volato’s Operational Efficiency and Customer Experience Initiatives 

Bellvue WA, October 16, 2023: BoldIQ today announced an agreement with Volato to support the objectives of enhanced operational efficiency to support the company’s growth objectives, and its commitment to exceptional customer service.
BoldIQ’s Solver real-time planning and disruption recovery tool optimizes schedules in real-time and on-demand, while helping to deliver resilient day-to-day operations and aid disruption recovery.
“Volato is progressing the industry, with deep and differentiated technology expertise at the core of its business,” said Shelly Freeman, CEO at BoldIQ, “With real-time planning and disruption recovery tools like Solver, Volato will have powerful technology to help deliver its customer commitments and ensure resilient day-to-day operations.”
Volato operates the largest fleet of HondaJets in the world and is one of the fastest growing companies in private aviation today. It has over 20 HondaJet aircraft in its fleet, which it plans to double in the coming years.
“Volato was founded on the simple idea of elevating the private aviation experience,” said Keith Rabin, President of Volato. “Incorporating sophisticated technology like Solver into our operations is an important element in achieving this. We have invested substantially in a breadth of technology and best practices to drive operational efficiency and to deliver the high degree of customer service we pride ourselves on.”

About Volato
Volato is a full-service aviation company providing modern ways to enjoy private aviation through efficient and sustainable solutions. Volato provides a fresh approach to fractional ownership, aircraft management, jet card, deposit, and charter programs. Volato’s fractional programs uniquely offer flexible hours and a revenue share for owners in a fleet of HondaJets, which are optimized for missions of up to four passengers. Volato is the largest operator of HondaJets in the world and holds ARGUS Platinum and IS-BAO Stage 3 safety ratings.
For more information visit https://www.flyvolato.com
All Volato Part 135 charter flights are operated by its DOT/FAA-authorized air carrier subsidiary (G C Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Volato) or by an approved vendor air carrier.

BoldIQ’s Solver set to support AirSprint’s growth and expansion goals

Bellevue, WA- October 14th, 2022: BoldIQ today announced a strategic partnership with AirSprint to support the company’s growth objectives and customer service goals. AirSprint’s unique Fractional Ownership model is well suited for BoldIQ’s powerful planning and scheduling platform, Solver. AirSprint has deployed Solver’s advanced AI solution in light of its phenomenal growth over the last several years. Solver, powered by AI and programmed by expert Operations Research scientists, will support AirSprint’s goals for continued success as it faces increasingly complex planning and scheduling scenarios and an expanding customer base.

“AirSprint is a very exciting, innovative operator,” said Shelly Freeman, CEO at BoldIQ, “We look forward to working with them as they leverage Solver to help accelerate growth, and we are confident this will be a fantastic partnership.”

“At AirSprint, we strive to provide exceptional travel experiences for our Fractional Owners with the mindset that we must continuously improve and refine,” said Jared Williams, AirSprint’s Vice President of Operations & COO. “We know that innovation and accelerated growth go hand-in-hand, which is key to our future success. As a company, we aim to stay ahead of the curve, and with BoldIQ, we are on a great path.”

About AirSprint
AirSprint Private Aviation is a privately-held company with offices in Toronto, Montréal, and Calgary. AirSprint maintains the largest fractional fleet of private aircraft in Canada, a jet collection of Embraer Praetor 500, Embraer Legacy 450/500, Cessna Citation CJ3+, and Cessna Citation CJ2+ aircraft. AirSprint proudly flies Canadians from coast-to-coast, including service from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, and the Maritimes. AirSprint provides discerning Canadians with a better choice for optimizing their time by enhancing the private jet ownership experience with industry-leading safety standards, exceptional turn-key service, and increased flexibility; everything is personalized for the Owners’ individual travel needs. All at a fraction of the cost.
Read more about AirSprint at www.AirSprint.com

About BoldIQ
BoldIQ provides on-demand scheduling in real-time at a large scale for dynamic customers whose complex operations change daily. Built on a strong foundation of Operations Research science and operational AI, BoldIQ’s Solver is an advanced planning and scheduling platform delivering safe, quick and cost-effective technology for true on-demand scheduling for operations at scale.
BoldIQ’s optimized scheduling helps customers free up to 30% of their resources and reduce operating costs by up to 25%, increasing profitability of up to 20%.

MySky, aviowiki and FL3XX welcome BoldIQ to Connected World of Aviation tech hub at NBAA

Geneva, Switzerland – 3 October 2022: Following their successful collaboration at EBACE 2022, MySky, aviowiki and FL3XX have joined forces with BoldIQ, to highlight the advancements technology is bringing to business aviation at the National Business Aviation Association conference (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, FL this month.

Under the umbrella ‘Connected World of Aviation’ the four organizations will demonstrate the power of connected data to the business aviation community. Their collaboration brings technology to the forefront of operations, improving efficiency, offering transparency, and reducing barriers to entry for business aviation services.

Shelly Freeman, BoldIQ’s CEO, says: “Having established a shared vision for the next generation of aviation, we are pleased to be joining the Connected World of Aviation. Our advanced platform, BoldIQ Solver, delivers a feasible, quick, and cost-effective solution for true on-demand planning and scheduling for operations at scale. We look forward to showcasing BoldIQ alongside our partners services at this year’s NBAA.”

Chris Marich, co-founder and global strategy director at MySky, adds: “We have a common goal to showcase the benefits of an integrated ecosystem, in an industry where many are resistant to change. BoldIQ’s decision to join our collaborative tech hub, adds an influx of knowledge, excitement and unity to the ecosystem of integrated tech companies, within the business aviation industry.”

Diego Magrini, founder and CEO of aviowiki, comments: “NBAA will provide the perfect forum for us to combine our knowledge and experience. Together with MySky, FL3XX and BoldIQ, our growing tech hub will demonstrate the advanced technological software that is shaping the next generation of aviation, providing valuable insights for new and existing private aviation stakeholders.”

Paolo Sommariva, founder of FL3XX, shares: “There are a range of advancements and opportunities that innovative technology can bring to those operating in the aviation industry. We look forward welcoming new innovative partners and further enhancing the industry, through our collaboration of products and services.”

The four organizations will exhibit their solutions and showcase the advantages of an integrated and Connected World of Aviation at NBAA, booth #4462.

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About MySky

MySky is the only AI-powered spend management platform designed specifically for the private aviation industry. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 2015, MySky is a global technology company bringing transparency to business aviation operations, while reducing costs and saving time.

Fueled with the largest pricing database in the industry, and by digitizing and validating financial invoices and simplifying administrative processes, MySky’s technology enables private jet owners, brokers, operators, and aircraft management companies to manage private jets more efficiently. With MySky, operators can guarantee financial security to owners through efficient and transparent cost management and independent third-party verification. Owners, in turn, know that all costs have been verified and benchmarked and trust the operator’s procurement process.

Launched in 2021, MySky Budget is an advanced aircraft budgeting tool developed to enable private jet stakeholders to see a detailed picture of the total annual running costs of any aircraft type. Budget produces customized aircraft budgets which are, for the first time, operationally and regionally sensitive and based on real, accurate data.

MySky Quote is a digital forecasting tool for the air charter industry that allows operators and owners to estimate the global cost of a flight with more than 96% accuracy, while simultaneously predicting the potential profit margin to be earned by the aircraft owner or operator. A precise estimate for each leg of the charter mission is generated in under 10 seconds, helping customers to determine whether a booking is worthwhile, and to select the most profitable trip configuration.

About aviowiki

aviowiki enables automation by providing the best digital and managed aviation data. The company collects, validates, organises and distributes globally reliable, machine-readable data on aerodromes across the world. With a dedicated data team, aviowiki is committed to standardising airport data and making it available for use through software API integration and online.

About FL3XX

FL3XX is the leading web and app-based aviation management platform for charter and scheduled airlines. The easy-to-use software lets teams in sales, ops, rostering, maintenance, and management know and tells them what’s relevant to operate efficiently.

Over 100 operators worldwide already rely on the fast and feature-complete platform and can connect to a vast set of services directly integrated on the platform to save thousands of work hours every month.

FL3XX operates out of its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, with a team spread out in 21 countries.

Shelly Freeman announced as new BoldIQ CEO

Bellevue, WA (August 29, 2022) -The Board and Team at BoldIQ are delighted to announce that COO Shelly Freeman is assuming the CEO role, effective immediately. Shelly is a familiar face to many, having joined BoldIQ in March 20017 as VP of Customer Success. She was subsequently promoted to lead the Aviation Business Unit in 2018 and in December of 2019 was appointed as COO.

Shelly Freeman

Shelly will continue to lead the team developing and enhancing BoldIQ’s best-in-class planning and scheduling optimization technology, Solver, to support client’s business resilience. Powered by AI and programmed by expert Operations Research scientists, Solver is used by business aviation, logistics and workforce management teams to perform instant availability checks, target disruption recovery, and configure optimized scheduling.

“Our board believes Shelly’s history with BoldIQ, her commitment to learning and innovation, and her unique mix of skills and leadership qualities position her for success in leading our organization forward” said Eyal Levy, Chairman of the BoldIQ Board of Directors, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to congratulate Shelly on her new role with BoldIQ.”

“I am thrilled to take on the BoldIQ leadership role, especially as we head into such an exciting era for business aviation, logistics and workforce management,” Shelly said, “It is important for us to continue innovating our technology to support the on-demand real-time vision we share with our clients.”

About BoldIQ

BoldIQ provides on-demand scheduling in real-time at a large scale for dynamic customers whose complex operations change daily. Built on a sturdy foundation of Operations Research science and operational AI, BoldIQ’s Solver is an adaptive, real-time, demand fulfillment platform to support our client’s sustainable business resilience.

BoldIQ’s optimized scheduling helps customers free up to 30% of their resources and reduce operating costs by up to 25%, increasing profitability by up to 20%.

BoldIQ and Gozen Holding Announce Strategic Partnership

Bellevue, WA (September 9, 2021) – BoldIQ and Gozen Holding are announcing their strategic partnership to deliver a uniquely responsive solution for Gozen’s workforce management enterprise.

Looking to drive further growth, Gozen will integrate BoldIQ’s best-in-class optimization technology, Solver, to enhance and augment its planning and scheduling process. Solver, powered by AI and programmed by expert Operations Research scientists, will support Gozen’s technology centric initiatives.

“We are very excited to be partnering with an industry leader in Gozen Holding,” said Shelly Freeman, COO at BoldIQ, “Our team looks forward to supporting Gozen’s continued growth with a solution that will increase network efficiency for their large and diverse workforce operations, on-demand and in real-time.”

“Optimization is very crucial for our operation to increase customer satisfaction and to maximize our workforce” said Sevket Numanoglu, CTO at Gozen Holding. “In 42 years of history in Gozen, our team members have always been the key to our business and the ongoing success. We chose BoldIQ to support us in our journey to actively boost engagement in workplace, provide greater service to our customers and increase our market share in the field of aviation and technology.”

About Gozen Holding

GÖZEN HOLDING is a group of companies, rendering services in the field of airlines, representation, supervision, fuel, controlling, brokerage, security, training and software products in the aviation industry. Based on its experience and know-how gained over 42 years, Gözen Holding has become a brand in the industry by gathering its companies Gözen Air Services, Freebird Airlines, Gözen Security Services, Free Bird Travel, IFTC International Flight Training Center, Flydog K9 Services, Gözen GSA and Gözen Digital Aviation under the same roof. Gözen Holding continues its successful activities in the tourism and aviation sector with its more than 3.200 employees. Learn more about them at www.gozenholding.com.

Private Aviation Innovators BoldIQ and FL3XX Announce Strategic Partnership

Bellevue, WA – (July 26, 2021): BoldIQ and FL3XX are combining forces to deliver a uniquely responsive private aviation service.

Looking to drive further growth, FL3XX will integrate BoldIQ’s best-in-class optimization technology, Solver, to enhance and augment its planning and scheduling process. Solver, powered by AI and programmed by expert Operations Research scientists, will support this leader in Operations Management Systems.

“We are tremendously excited by this partnership with an industry leading company in FL3XX,” said Shelly Freeman, COO at BoldIQ, “Our team looks forward to supporting FL3XX’s growth with a solution that will increase network efficiency for BA operators, on-demand and in real-time.”

“At FL3XX we digitize, automate and optimize all aviation processes. The partnership with BoldIQ fully aligns with this vision” said Stefan Oberender, COO at FL3XX, ” We are very excited to work closely with the expert team at BoldIQ and offer this ultimate optimization technology to our users.”

About FL3XX

Founded in 2010, FL3XX is the leading web and app based aviation management platform for charter and scheduled airlines. The platform helps teams in sales, ops, management, rostering and maintenance to manage and optimize flights extremely fast, reliably, and in-sync.

Over 80 operators worldwide already rely on the feature-complete service and can seamlessly connect to over 100 integrated services and save thousands of work hours every month.
FL3XX operates out of its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

For more info, visit www.fl3xx.com

About BoldIQ

BoldIQ provides on-demand scheduling in real-time at a large scale for dynamic customers whose complex operations change daily. Built on a strong foundation of Operations Research science and operational AI, BoldIQ’s Solver is an advanced planning and scheduling platform delivering safe, quick and cost-effective technology for true on-demand scheduling for operations at scale.

BoldIQ’s optimized scheduling helps customers free up to 30% of their resources and reduce operating costs by up to 25%, increasing profitability of up to 20%.

Aviation Technology Leaders BoldIQ and Stellar Labs Announce Partnership

Bellevue, WA and Burlingame, CA — (March 31, 2021) Stellar Labs and BoldIQ are working together to provide leading charter operators with the tools necessary to grow and optimize their businesses through improved planning and scheduling outcomes.

BoldIQ’s best-in-class optimization technology, Solver, powered by artificial intelligence and programmed by expert operations research scientists, will add powerful new capabilities to Stellar’s suite of software solutions, which includes Stellar’s advanced pricing engine, business intelligence platform (Stellar Data Studio) and charter exchange, leveraging the FL3XX Aviation Management Platform.

Stellar Labs and BoldIQ are initially collaborating on sales efforts, with further plans to integrate Stellar, BoldIQ and FL3XX products.

“We are tremendously excited by this partnership with an industry leader in Stellar,” said Shelly Freeman, COO at BoldIQ, “Our team looks forward to supporting and collaborating with the Stellar organization to provide leading-edge operations and optimization solutions.”

“As an operator’s fleet size increases, so do the logistical challenges of creating an optimal flight schedule, said Vicki Nakata, CEO of Stellar Labs. “This partnership will allow us to continue providing our clients with the tools that put them on the best path forward to success through better flight scheduling optimization, a critical and challenging task for operations with large or growing fleets.”

About Stellar Labs

Stellar is reimagining and revolutionizing business aviation, making it simpler, more transparent, and more accessible for more people. Our software helps aircraft operators manage, optimize, and grow their businesses while collaborating with their partners online. Stellar operates the Stellar Marketplace—an independent, business-to-business, online exchange for business aviation—and provides flight operations and data analytics solutions. The combination is unique in the industry and delivers exceptional benefits to charter operators, brokers, and corporate flight departments. Learn more about them at www.stellar.aero

BoldIQ COO Shelly Freeman joins Forbes Business Council

Seattle (March 24, 2021) — BoldIQ’s Chief Operating Officer Shelly Freeman has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide.

Shelly was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of her experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

“We are honored to welcome Shelly into the community,” said Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, the collective that includes Forbes Business Council. “Our mission with Forbes Councils is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.”

As an accepted member of the Council, Shelly will connect and collaborate with other respected local leaders in a private forum and at members-only events. She will also be invited to work with a professional editorial team to share her expert insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to published Q&A panels alongside other experts.

“I am very excited to join this tremendously valuable community” said Shelly after being informed of her selection. “I look forward to contributing from my knowledge and expertise to help others, while also furthering BoldIQ’s leadership role in bringing cutting-edge AI technology to complex planning and scheduling scenarios. This has become especially critical as we move into a post-pandemic footing.”

 

ABOUT FORBES COUNCILS

Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive.

To learn more about Forbes Councils, visit forbescouncils.com.

AI in the Aviation Industry Webinar: Transforming and Reshaping the Business

As AI continues to transform the aviation industry, join us for this webinar and see how our partner NetJets, the world’s leading private jet company, has embraced AI to transform their daily operations. With our powerful, real-time AI engine, Solver, they are optimizing flight schedules, more effectively managing crews, and quickly recovering from disruptions. 

As part of its ongoing webinar series, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is hosting our COO Shelly Freeman and NetJet’s Jason Demkowicz, the AI Product Owner in Operations Planning. During his 24 years with NetJets, Jason has worked with and led various teams in the Operations and Owner Services areas of the business. In his current role, he is responsible for the successful development and delivery of software products for the Operations and Operations Planning teams.

If you are interested in understanding more about how AI is reshaping and transforming the aviation industry, please join us January 13th, 2020 at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific for what is sure to be a compelling webinar.

For registration and more information, please click here.