Air travel runs on jet fuel, but the information around that fuel has often travelled by paper, radio and re-keyed spreadsheet. i6 Group built a cloud platform for the handoffs - then turned an unpaid trial and a six-month rejection into a foothold at Heathrow.
Airlines still make expensive fleet decisions with planning tools that can buckle under real-world complexity. Aerostrat found the useful middle - software mature enough to trust, flexible enough to bend - and AAR paid $15 million upfront for it.
Springshot is a San Francisco-based SaaS company that builds a cloud and mobile orchestration platform for airline and airport operations. It connects frontline ground crews, assets and systems in real time - turning raw operational data into structured 'missions' that streamline communication, automate task distribution, digitize compliance and deliver live analytics. Trusted by major global carriers and ground handlers across hundreds of airports, Springshot also extends into facilities, logistics, hospitality, stadiums and healthcare.