Business Aviation · Competitive Procurement

Competitive
procurement for
every stop.

SkyBid brings competitive tendering and invoice validation to business aviation operators — at every domestic FBO stop and every international ground handler stop.

One operator. $25,000 in documented savings. Signed pre-launch.

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Beyond aggregation
Aggregators show what suppliers charge. SkyBid makes them compete for your stop.
$25K
Documented savings. First client. Pre-launch.
Every stop
Total stop cost ranked before you commit. Fuel and ground services.

The Problem

A structural failure
at every stop

FBOs operate under supplier agreements that control the fuel chain. Operators arrive with no visibility into the margin underneath the quoted price and no competitive leverage on ground services. SkyBid changes that — at every stop.

Domestic — FBO Stops
  • Supplier agreements control the fuel chain — operators see only what suppliers choose to show them, not the margin underneath
  • Pilots make purchasing decisions worth thousands with zero procurement support
  • Ground services — ramp, lav, overnight — priced at FBO discretion with no competitive pressure
International — Handler Stops
  • Multiple handlers at most airports — operators contact one
  • No pre-agreed pricing before the aircraft arrives — invoiced after delivery
  • Invoice disputes are common, expensive, and largely avoidable

"FBOs are not doing anything wrong. They are optimizing against buyers who arrive with no alternatives, no benchmark, and no leverage. That is a procurement failure — not a pricing conspiracy."

The Platform

Two markets.
One platform.

Purpose-built tendering for domestic FBO stops and international ground handler stops.

Two-tier system at every domestic stop

Pre-negotiated contract rates at top airports. Live competitive tendering everywhere else. Broker margin and pilot purchasing decisions eliminated across the entire domestic network.

TierHow It WorksOperator Experience
Tier 1 — ContractOnce the operator is onboarded, SkyBid runs an annual tender at their highest-volume locations and negotiates rates directly with FBOs. Rates locked by contract.Negotiated rate card on file. No decisions required at the stop.
Tier 2 — TenderLive tender fires automatically to all FBOs on field. They compete for the stop.Platform presents ranked options by total stop cost. Operator selects. Done.
What the tender captures
Fuel price per gallonvs. OPIS rack
Ramp feewaived or $
Lav serviceyes/no + price
Overnight parkingrate per night
Hangar availabilitytype + rate
Total estimated stop costranked automatically
Seven-stage transaction model

Competitive pricing, deposit protection, and invoice validation at every international stop. A documented commitment before the aircraft arrives. Every invoice line validated before payment is released.

StagePlatform Action
Invoice uploadExtracts line items — establishes pricing baseline before first tender
Pre-arrival tenderFires automatically to all handlers at destination on trip entry
Handler selectionOperator reviews ranked responses normalized to USD
Guarantee depositDeposit processed to confirm service commitment
Service deliveryAircraft handled per agreed terms — invoice captured in platform
Invoice validationInvoice compared against agreed price line by line — discrepancies flagged
Final paymentValidated invoice processed — transaction fee applied
What the tender captures
Handling feeper aircraft type
Ramp feewaived or $
Lav serviceyes/no + price
Overnight parkingrate per night
Hangar availabilitytype + rate
Currencyquoted + USD equivalent
Total estimated stop costnormalized to USD

Fuel Margin Intelligence

The cost you can see.
The margin you cannot.

Operators see only what suppliers choose to show them — not the margin underneath. SkyBid surfaces the gap.

Gross margin per stop =
(FBO quoted price / gal − OPIS rack price / region)
× estimated uplift gallons
Example: $2.40 per gallon above rack on an 800-gallon uplift = $1,920 in extractable margin on a single stop. Across 200 annual road stops — documented before the first FBO conversation.
What this means for your operation
Per-gallon marginFBO price minus OPIS rack
Per-stop exposuremargin × estimated uplift
Annual exposureper-stop × annual road stops
Documented before the first conversationyour leverage, quantified

First Client · Pre-Launch

$25,000

Documented savings. Signed operator. Live on platform.

Early Access

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