Improvement

A More Balanced Demand Market

We've updated the background tool that manages the global demand market. This tool already kept the total number of available demand in check, but it now also enforces a new, balanced ratio between economy, business, and first-class demand.

This change prevents any single passenger class from oversaturating the market. You should now find a more consistent and varied mix of opportunities across all classes.

You may find that demand numbers dip slightly as the tool rebuilds demand to the correct proportions.

A Clearer Live Flight Map

We've improved the Live Flight Map to give you a truer sense of air traffic, especially in busy airspace.

Previously, if an aircraft's label couldn't be shown without clashing with another, its aircraft icon would also be hidden. This meant aircraft would seem to 'pop in' as you zoomed.

Now, aircraft icons will always be displayed, even if they overlap. The map will still intelligently hide labels to prevent them from clashing and keep the view readable, but you will now see all aircraft icons in the area, giving you a much more accurate picture of live operations.

Other improvements

• Fixed a critical bug that could cause actions (like signing an agreement) to fail part-way through. This ensures that actions now either complete fully or fail safely, preventing issues like agreements being created without a corresponding payment.
• Corrected the internal mapping for several V1 aircraft purchase prices, fixing a bug where some aircraft could not be sold.
• Fixed a UI glitch issue on the subscription pricing page.
• Updated an error message for clarity when attempting to view finances without permission.

When you schedule a route, the system is now much more efficient when assigning slots. Aircraft will now prioritise the most appropriate slot for their size, saving your larger capacity for the aircraft that truly need it.

Previously, a small aircraft (like a B190) might have occupied a large slot if it was the first one the system found, unnecessarily blocking it from use by a larger aircraft. Now, the system will always assign the smallest available slot that your aircraft fits into, keeping your high-capacity slots free.

Furthermore, the system will now prioritize using slots that you own before using slots from your partnership.

Unlimited Group Size

You can now add an unlimited number of items to your groups. We've removed the previous 10-item limit, making it much easier to manage large collections of aircraft, routes, or airports all in one place.

This change allows for much greater flexibility, whether you're building a "main hub" group with all your long-haul aircraft or a "regional" group with dozens of small airports.

Smarter Demand Previews

The "Preview Demand" button is now more responsive when you're planning routes.

Previously, if you changed the origin or destination airport, the button would disappear until you changed another field, like the price. Now, the demand preview immediately re-appears whenever you change either the departure or arrival airports, making it much faster to test and compare demand for different city pairs without extra clicks.

Other improvements

• Fixed issues that could cause an error message when loading certain routes or aircraft in the Operations Cockpit.
• Corrected flight logging to properly handle landings at unknown or unrecognised airports.

To align with recent changes to charter passenger limites, we've introduced new planning considerations and UI elements to help you manage your charter operations.

When building Dispatch Plans in the Operations Cockpit, you'll see a new Charter Passenger Capacity bar for each job. This bar tracks the passenger count on the job's busiest leg and changes color as you approach the limit—from green, to amber (at 80%), and red once you hit 20 passengers.

You won't be able to add more passenger groups to a job if any leg would exceed the 20-passenger limit.

The Auto-configure Jobs feature is now aware of this limit and will automatically split large passenger groups across multiple jobs to ensure you remain compliant.

We’ve updated the rules for which aircraft can fly charter jobs, giving you more flexibility.

Previously, an aircraft was only eligible if its aircraft type had a maximum capacity of 19 seats or fewer. This meant many slightly larger aircraft were excluded from charter work, even if you configured them with very few seats.

Now, this restriction has been split into two new, more flexible limits:

1. Configured Seats: Your aircraft's actual seat configuration (total of First, Business, and Economy) must be 20 seats or fewer.
2. Aircraft Type: The aircraft's maximum type capacity (e.g., the airframe's limit) must be 40 seats or fewer.

This change means you can now reconfigure larger airframes (like a BBJ) for charter use, as long as you keep the configured seats at or below the 20-seat limit.

Aircraft types with a maximum capacity over 40 (like standard 737 or A320) remain ineligible for charters, regardless of their configuration.

Automatic AOC Upgrades on Merge

When you delete one of your companies and transfer its assets to another, the system automatically handles the fleet's legal requirements.

If the incoming fleet includes aircraft that are heavier than the receiving company's current Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) allows, the receiving company's AOC will be automatically upgraded.

For example, if you merge a company that owns a 777 into your new company that only has a Small AOC, the new company will be instantly upgraded to a Large AOC. The standard upgrade fee will be charged to the receiving company as part of the transfer, ensuring your new, larger fleet is immediately compliant.

Other improvements

• Fixed an error that prevented departure slots from being correctly reserved when you accepted a route job that required a relocation flight. The slot will now be properly reserved for you and then automatically occupied when you board at the route's origin airport.
• You can now log in using your email address with any capitalization (e.g., MyEmail@domain.com or myemail@domain.com will both work).
• Fixed an issue that prevented using pushback on the second or subsequent legs of a multi-leg journey. You can now push back at the start of every flight.
• The job status timeline now correctly displays its layout when a relocation leg is involved.
• Corrected a bug where the boarding priority view was sometimes hidden incorrectly.
• Fixed a potential error that could occur when loading an aircraft's details or live position on the map.

We’ve rolled out a fundamental overhaul to the FSCharter economy, moving away from static prices to a dynamic system based on airport market value.

You’ll now find that the cost to purchase buildings (like hangars and service centres), establish operations centres, and sign new agreements (for slots and stands) is calculated dynamically.

This new pricing model means that operations at high-value airports in busy regions will be more expensive, while smaller, remote airports will be more affordable. This change also applies to all operational airport fees: landing, ATC, parking, passenger facility, and customs/immigration fees are now all based on the airport's market value.

Pro-tip: Due to this re-balance, many existing agreements (slots and stands) may now be cheaper. You may want to cancel your current agreements and sign new ones at the updated, lower prices.

We've updated the logic that determines which aircraft are eligible to fly charter jobs. This change moves away from a complex set of aircraft category restrictions (like SEP, MEP, or BIZ) to a simpler, more consistent rule based on passenger capacity.

From now on, only aircraft with a maximum passenger capacity of 19 seats or fewer can be used for charter jobs.

This capacity limit only applies to charter jobs. Your scheduled route jobs and ferry flights are not affected by this change and can continue to use aircraft of any size.

We've replaced the old, complex pricing for charter legs. The old legacy model was used when routing passengers in a Dispatch Plan and calculated a base fare on airport type and then blended it with passenger class and distance. It also used a complicated 'directional clamping' system that adjusted the price based on your proximity to the start or end of the overall journey.

While the breakdown for this was visible in the UI, the logic was often confusing and could lead to unpredictable payouts, especially on multi-leg flights.

This has been replaced with a new proportional contribution model that uses the same calculations under the hood as Routes. This makes charter pricing simpler, more transparent, and fairer, especially for multi-leg charters.

From now on, each leg of a charter is priced based on its contribution to the journey's progress. If a leg covers 30% of the progress toward the final destination, it will be allocated 30% of the remaining budget. The final leg of any charter automatically receives 100% of the budget that's left, ensuring the full job value is always paid out, and incentivises last-leg charter. If the passenger has managed to get most of the way on cheap routes, this effectively acts as a last-leg bonus for any charter company as they will be paid the remainder of the budget for that passenger, regardless of how far they flew them.

You can see this new pricing in action when planning your dispatch plans. In the 'Configure Legs' view, each stopover will now display its estimated price and its progress contribution.

We've also added a new pricing breakdown popover. This shows you exactly how the price was calculated, including the budget at the start of the leg, the proportion being allocated, and the remaining budget.

This new model also includes a 'fairness cap'. This prevents you from 'losing' pay on a later leg by re-routing an earlier leg. For example, if you re-route leg 1 to get much closer to the destination, it won't 'steal' the contribution (and pay) from leg 2.

Finally, the total calculated price for each leg of your job is now visible in the Job Information dialog, giving you a clear overview of your earnings per flight.

Other improvements

• Fixed a bug that would show "Unable to get quote" error when trying to purchase buildings or sign agreements.
• Fixed an issue where some legs were missing from the Job Information dialog.
• Corrected revenue potential calculations in the Job Information dialog.
• Reordered the columns in the Company Finance log to show 'Category' earlier.

Reworked Contract Preview

We've redesigned the contract preview dialog to give you a much clearer picture of a company's operations before you sign.

Instead of just showing a limited list of jobs you could fly right now, the new preview shows you everything the company has to offer.

The biggest change is how you preview a company's work. We've split this into two new tabs:

• Routes: This tab lists all of the company's enabled routes. You can see the origin, destination, distance, and current passenger demand. We've also added stats so you can see how many times a route has been flown and when it was last active.
• Charter Jobs: This tab shows all real charter jobs the company has posted on its marketplace. You can see the route, distance, passenger count, and how long the job has been waiting.

This new approach helps you make better decisions by evaluating the company's total activity, not just what's available at this exact moment.

Advanced Aircraft Filtering

The "Available Aircraft" tab now includes advanced filtering and sorting. You can filter the full list of aircraft for that rank by manufacturer, type, seats, cargo capacity, and more, so you know exactly what hardware you're getting access to.

Better Contract Marketplace Filtering

To help you find active contracts, the marketplace list now defaults to filtering for "Has Jobs" and "Has Aircraft".

This means you'll automatically see contracts from companies that have at least one enabled route, one released charter job, or one aircraft assigned to a rank. You can still toggle these filters off if you want to see all available contracts.

Expandable Dialogs

You can now expand most dialog windows (including the new contract preview) to fill your screen. Just click the new "expand" icon in the top-right corner to get a bigger view, which is especially useful for digging into the new preview tabs or managing large lists.

Other improvements

• Fixed a UI issue that could cause dropdown menus and data lists to fail to load correctly on the first try.

We've made the platform more robust by introducing new safeguards against accidental duplicate actions. This helps prevent issues like unintentionally chartering a flight twice or submitting the same form multiple times if you double-click.

This behind-the-scenes improvement ensures that your requests are processed cleanly and only once, making for a smoother and more reliable experience, especially during periods of high server load or with a slow connection. Your actions are now better protected from unintended errors.

Other improvements

• Fixed an issue where creating new routes would sometimes fail because airport slot access was being checked incorrectly.
• Job listings now correctly respect all rank constraints, so you will no longer see jobs that you are not yet qualified for.
• Resolved a bug that could cause passengers and cargo to be counted as disembarked twice in flight reports.
• Fixed an issue where new buildings and agreements could not get quotes.
• New agreement costs have been halved until dynamic slot pricing is introduced shortly.

Passenger Services

To better reflect their role in the game, we've renamed the FBO (Fixed-Base Operator) building type to Passenger Services.

This is purely a name change to provide more clarity. All of your existing FBOs have been automatically renamed, and their functionality—extending your route network and enabling final-leg charters—remains exactly the same. You'll see this new name reflected across the platform, from the building purchase screen to your airport management panels.

Fairer Agreement Cancellations

We've fixed an issue that made it difficult to cancel agreements with an upfront payment. Previously, the system didn't count your initial payment towards the minimum term requirement.

Now, upfront payments correctly count as the first paid cycle. This means you can cancel these agreements as soon as the minimum term is met, without having to wait for an extra billing cycle to complete. We've also added a new badge to your finance screen to make it clear which recurring payments are charged upfront.

Other improvements

• The Job Marketplace map now shows a loading indicator and will only display jobs once it's fully ready, preventing visual glitches on slower connections.
• Clarified the wording in notifications for aircraft that cannot find available storage space after completing a job.