Osprey Flight Solutions

What Osprey Flight Solutions does

Osprey Flight Solutions is a UK-based aviation risk intelligence company, founded in 2017 and operating as a trading name of Sora Risk Solutions Limited. The company builds an AI and machine learning powered platform that ingests open-source intelligence from more than 200,000 sources across 60 languages and applies a proprietary verification methodology to produce dynamic, real-time risk assessments for aircraft operators, insurers, and government agencies. Its product architecture centers on Osprey:Core, with modular add-ons covering situational intelligence, alerts, forecasts, interactive airspace visualization, flight-level risk assessment, regulatory compliance, anomaly prediction, and direct analyst access (Osprey:Oracle); an enterprise Osprey Risk Manager platform consolidates risk workflows in alignment with ICAO Annex 17 and ISO 31000 standards.

Osprey serves four primary verticals: commercial airlines (Virgin Atlantic, TUI, KLM, easyJet, Singapore Airlines, SAS, Wizz Air, Ethiopian Airlines, SkyUp, Heston, Volare), business aviation operators and charter providers, cargo and logistics carriers, and aviation insurers and brokers (Insurwave, Tokio Marine Kiln, HDI Global, Convex). Government and regulatory bodies, including EASA as a WORC2026 co-organizer, represent a growing segment. The platform is delivered through enterprise SaaS subscriptions on annual or multi-year contracts (typical tenure 3–5 years), with bespoke demonstrations and major account management. Channel and integration partnerships (AviationManuals ARC, Nimbl, Riskline, Topvision Consulting for China) extend reach, while free online conflict-zone risk training and the flagship World Overflight Risk Conference build pipeline and category authority.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed, but the company reports over 500% growth in contracted revenue over the three years to September 2025, and is backed by a £40 million-plus (~$54M) growth investment from Level Equity in September 2025, with 24Haymarket as principal investor. Reported operational signals include 2,275 notifications and 301,881 pings across 200+ countries in 2025, 2,500+ daily flights affected by GPS/GNSS interference monitoring, and customer-reported outcomes of up to 75% reduction in risk assessment time and multi-million-dollar fuel savings through route optimization. The company holds offices in Basingstoke (UK head office), Winchester (registered office), Dublin, and Newark, Delaware, and employs between 11 and 50 staff.

Name

Osprey Flight Solutions

Legal name

Sora Risk Solutions Limited

Website

https://ospreyflightsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Osprey Flight Solutions is a UK-based AI and human-analyst-driven aviation risk intelligence platform serving commercial airlines, business aviation operators, cargo carriers, insurers, and government agencies with real-time, verified overflight risk intelligence and multi-year enterprise subscriptions across 200+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Risk Intelligence Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (HDADAGAD)

Keywords

• Aviation risk intelligence
• Flight risk assessment
• Overflight risk management
• Aviation security analytics
• OSINT aviation monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Basingstoke

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscriptions: Annual or multi-year subscription access to Osprey risk intelligence platform including Core, Situations, Pulse, and other modules. Enterprise pricing based on organization size and scope of coverage.
2. Training Services: Revenue from in-person conflict zone overflight risk management training courses. Two-day intensive programs tailored to specific route networks and risk profiles, plus free online course generating leads.
3. Generative AI Integration: Investment from Level Equity specifically directed toward enhancing development and integration of generative AI technologies in aviation risk management platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Osprey Flight Solutions sells an AI- and expert-driven aviation risk intelligence platform that monitors over 200,000 open sources across 60 languages to deliver real-time alerts, predictive forecasts, and interactive airspace visualization for airline, business aviation, cargo, government, and insurance operators. Its core subscription product, Osprey:Core, is delivered alongside complementary modules (Situations, Pulse, Atlas, Alerts, Forecasts, Reports, Squawk, Oracle, Flights, Sentinel, Vector) and an enterprise risk management platform (Osprey Risk Manager), with additional instructor-led conflict zone overflight risk management training.

Product overview

Osprey Flight Solutions offers a unified platform architecture centered on Osprey:Core, which provides AI and expert-driven analysis converting complex data into actionable intelligence. The platform integrates multiple modules including Osprey:Situations for real-time situational intelligence, Osprey:Pulse for industry-wide risk monitoring, and Osprey:Atlas for interactive airspace visualization. Operations support is delivered through Osprey:Flights for individual flight risk assessment, Osprey:Sentinel for regulatory compliance, and Osprey:Vector for operational decision-making. The Osprey Risk Manager platform provides enterprise-level risk consolidation with ISO 31000 compliance. Intelligence delivery includes Osprey:Alerts (critical notifications), Osprey:Forecasts (predictive analytics with probability assessments), Osprey:Reports (on-demand assessments), Osprey:Squawk (anomaly prediction), and Osprey:Oracle (analyst access). Training services include free online courses via the Osprey.learnworlds platform and in-person professional development programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Osprey Aviation Risk Intelligence Platform Enterprise SaaS platform that converts open-source intelligence and expert analysis into actionable aviation risk intelligence for airlines, business aviation operators, governments, insurers, and cargo carriers. Sold on annual or multi-year subscriptions with quote-based pricing.
• Osprey Risk Manager Comprehensive risk management platform for aviation security teams that consolidates risk data from multiple sources into a single workflow, with automated reporting and ISO 31000-compliant processes. Used by enterprise customers such as NP Aviation Security (TUI) and Wizz Air.
• Conflict Zone Overflight Risk Management Training (In-Person) Intensive two-day instructor-led training program delivered by Osprey specialists covering conflict zone overflight risk management for aviation operators, insurers, and security teams. Pricing discussed upon enquiry.
• Free Online Aviation Risk Management Training Free self-paced online course covering conflict zone overflight risk management fundamentals, designed to raise industry baseline knowledge and serve as a top-of-funnel demand generation tool.

Quantifiable outcome

• Risk assessment time reduced by up to 75%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, strategic, core and minor.

• EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Joint organizer of World Overflight Risk Conference (WORC) 2026. EASA collaborates with Transport Malta, University of Southampton, and Osprey to deliver the industry-leading conference.
• Transport MaltaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Joint organizer of World Overflight Risk Conference (WORC) 2026. Host venue in Malta with Charles Pace, Director General for Civil Aviation, providing keynote address.
• University of SouthamptonflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Joint organizer of World Overflight Risk Conference (WORC) 2026. Academic partner contributing research and expertise to overflight risk management.
• Topvision ConsultingstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 September 2025Strategic partnership to expand Osprey's presence in China. Topvision Consulting serves as channel partner for Chinese market development.
• Ethiopian AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 August 2025Strategic three-year partnership as risk intelligence provider. Major African carrier representing expansion in key market.
• InsurwavestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2025Partnership to modernize aviation insurance through real-time risk intelligence. Combines Osprey's risk data with Insurwave's insurance technology platform for improved underwriting and risk assessment.
• RisklinestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2024Partnership to integrate Riskline data scores into Osprey Risk Manager platform. Provides country and airport risk reports as standard features for all users.
• TUI AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 July 2024Five-year security package deal for comprehensive overflight risk management. Major enterprise customer representing significant recurring revenue.
• AviationManualsstrategicTechnology or Integration · 21 May 2024Partnership to integrate Osprey Atlas module through AviationManuals ARC platform. Provides exclusive access to security intelligence for AviationManuals' 4,500+ operator clients. Industry-first integration of security intelligence with SMS technology.
• Blake Emergency ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Osprey partner on website. Emergency services partner for crisis response and incident management.
• British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Osprey partner on website. Industry association representing business and general aviation in UK.
• International Flight Operations Academy (IFOA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Osprey partner and conference sponsor. Training partner for aviation operations professionals.
• Gallagher SpecialtyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Osprey partner and WORC2026 sponsor. Insurance broker providing specialty aviation coverage.
• Flightcare GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Osprey partner on website. Aviation services partner.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Riskline: Riskline provides travel risk intelligence, country risk reports, and aviation-specific alerts. It is Osprey's closest direct peer in aviation/travel risk data and is already integrated into Osprey's platform, indicating direct product overlap.

Broad incumbents

• International SOS: International SOS is a global security and medical assistance provider with a long-standing aviation security practice. It is a broader incumbent whose aviation risk offering overlaps with Osprey's, and its former aviation security lead founded Osprey.
• Control Risks: Control Risks is a global risk consultancy offering aviation security and overflight risk advisory services. Its aviation security leadership background also intersects with Osprey's founding team, making it a structural analog in the aviation risk advisory market.
• Recorded Future (Mastercard): Recorded Future is a large-scale threat intelligence platform now part of Mastercard. It competes in the broader TIP market and overlaps with Osprey's predictive analytics and OSINT capabilities, though it is less aviation-verticalized.
• Everbridge: Everbridge operates a Critical Event Management platform with mass notification, travel risk, and aviation disruption alerting. It overlaps with Osprey:Atlas and Osprey:Flights in alerting and event response workflows for enterprise customers.
• SITA: SITA is the dominant IT and communications provider to the air transport industry, offering operations, safety, and security solutions. It is a broader incumbent whose border management, safety, and operational platforms intersect with Osprey's risk intelligence and aviation compliance offerings.

Emerging players

• Dataminr: Dataminr is an AI-driven real-time event and risk detection platform used by enterprises including aviation and corporate security teams. It competes in the broader real-time risk intelligence category but lacks Osprey's aviation-specific vertical depth.
• Babel Street: Babel Street provides OSINT and cross-lingual analytics for security and risk use cases. Its platform competes for the same enterprise risk intelligence budgets as Osprey, particularly in government and insurance segments.

Regional players

• Cirium: Cirium is a leading aviation data and analytics company serving airlines, airports, and financiers. It competes for the aviation data budget but focuses on operational/schedule data rather than geopolitical overflight risk intelligence.

Others

• AviationManuals: AviationManuals provides SMS and compliance software (ARC platform) for business aviation operators. It is an integration partner rather than direct competitor, distributing Osprey's Atlas module to 4,500+ operators and extending Osprey's distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/osprey_fs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ospreyflightsolutions2947
• Facebookfacebook.com/ospreyfs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/osprey-flight-solutions
• Instagraminstagram.com/ospreyflightsolutions

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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