Ellie Horvath
While London Tech Week has been celebrating the foremost innovation to spur socioeconomic progress, the aviation industry – one that is worth $3.5 trillion in globally – is continuing to face a multitude of logistical issues, causing chaos and standstill at airports. With hundreds of cancelled flights daily, change could soon be on the horizon as new disruptive tech offerings in the private space – as pioneered by TailHail – are laying a roadmap for the commercial sector to evolve.
Private jet hailing app, TailHail, is using AI and sophisticated algorithms taking private aviation to the next level by providing an industry-first “sky-scanner” of flight paths, empty legs, and carriers, meaning users are able to see routes and legs available in real time. This is made possible through the use of TailHail’s proprietary API integration that allows operator systems to easily communicate and share flight information on the platform, allowing operators to push private jet availability and bid for flight enquiries in real time. The result of the web and device led innovation means that passengers have the ability to keep a centralised view on the ever-evolving flight paths with TailHail’s private jet Geolocator, enabling users to see the world’s jets on one map.
Private aviation experts, TailHail, aim to implement a global network that will allow seamless communication between operators, carriers and passengers that will maximise the use of the available aircrafts, driving down costs and increasing productivity. Instant bookings and innovative live quoting tools have long been in the works to better service stakeholders in the private aviation industry, but the necessary technology has not been readily available until now. Covid 19 alongside a fractured global aviation infrastructure has proved to be a catalyst for growth in the private sector which has experienced a staggering 16% increase in demand compared to pre-pandemic levels worldwide, whilst the number of flights in 2021 represented a 54% increase on those seen in 2020.
James Moon, Founder & Aviation Expert of TailHail comments on the limited technological advancement that has been restricting growth in the private aviation sector:
“At the moment, a user can submit a flight request easily and be matched to our approved aircraft which have passed our tests. They can see more aircraft than they would using a broker. When you book a charter it is a very manual process; very old school. You have to scroll through PDFs to find a flight that might be of interest. What we are doing is putting it in the digital word, making it easier to understand and making it transparent.
“We are creating technology for this sector which it should have had years ago. Our sector has been left behind and we are bringing new technology to market which will be a constantly evolving process. There are a lot of companies who claim to be the Uber of aviation but they do not have the technology to back it up and our greatest challenge developing this has been that the technology we bring to market is actually revolutionary and this makes it an easier process of booking and chartering a jet.”
