Optifly

What Optifly does

Optifly (legally KHIMBA Ai Ltd, United Kingdom) is a private enterprise software company that builds an airline scheduling operating system. The platform combines optimization, scheduling, slot management, and embedded AI to improve airline network performance across the full schedule lifecycle — from long-term strategic network design and fleet allocation through in-season re-optimization to day-of-operations scheduling. Its core technology is a purpose-built optimization engine for large airline networks that operates on a single constraint model and data architecture; every module (OptiCore for long-term strategic optimization, OptiFleet for aircraft allocation and fuel optimization, OptiCrew for crew reduction, OptiFlex for in-season re-optimization, OptiSched for day-to-day schedule management, OptiSlots for airport slot compliance, and OptiAI for conversational decision support) shares this same live schedule state and constraint framework.

Optifly sells to global airlines via a direct enterprise field sales motion. The commercial model is SaaS subscription with multi-year contracts, offered either as individual optimization modules deployed alongside a customer's legacy systems (for focused ROI) or as the full Schedule Operating System replacing incumbent tools. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. Named customers include Ryanair, Transavia France, and Eurowings — high-density, high-utilisation European carriers where scheduling quality directly impacts profitability.

The company reports 1–10 employees and is headquartered in St. Louis, US, with the legal entity incorporated in the United Kingdom. No funding rounds, ownership structure, or institutional investor information is publicly disclosed; the firm appears to be privately held and bootstrapped on available evidence. Leadership includes two listed CEOs (Bryan Cooley and Steven Kearney) plus co-founder Daniel Mulcahy.

Name

Optifly

Legal name

KHIMBA Ai Ltd

Website

https://optifly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Optifly (legally KHIMBA Ai Ltd) is a private SaaS company selling a unified airline scheduling operating system that combines optimization, scheduling, slot management, and embedded AI for global airline networks. Its platform targets high-density carriers such as Ryanair, Transavia France, and Eurowings through multi-year enterprise contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airline Scheduling Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Airline Inventory, Scheduling & Network Planning (THALABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Airline Operations Control & Crew Management (THALABAK)

Keywords

• Airline scheduling software
• Network optimization
• Fleet allocation
• Crew scheduling
• Aviation planning platform

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Schedule Operating System Subscription: SaaS-based airline scheduling operating system delivered as either individual optimisation products or as a unified Schedule Operating System. Revenue generated through software licensing and subscription model targeting enterprise airlines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Optifly sells a unified Schedule Operating System for large airline networks that combines optimization, scheduling, slot management, and embedded AI. It can be deployed as individual optimization modules (OptiCore, OptiFleet, OptiCrew, OptiFlex, OptiSched, OptiSlots, OptiAI) or as a full platform replacing legacy airline scheduling tools.

Product overview

Optifly offers a unified airline scheduling operating system architecture comprising seven integrated modules: OptiCore (long-term network optimization), OptiFleet (aircraft allocation and fuel optimization), OptiCrew (crew reduction optimization), OptiFlex (in-season optimization), OptiSched (day-to-day schedule management), OptiSlots (slot management), and OptiAI (embedded conversational AI). These products can be deployed individually as targeted optimization tools or combined as the complete Optifly Schedule Operating System. All modules operate on the same underlying optimization engine, live schedule state, data model, and constraint framework, ensuring consistency across planning horizons from long-term network design through day-of-operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OptiCore: Strategic optimization for seasonal schedules and fleet allocation
• OptiFleet
• OptiCrew
• OptiFlex
• OptiSched
• OptiSlots
• OptiAI

Products and services

• Optifly Schedule Operating System

Quantifiable outcome

• 1-5% improvement in aircraft utilisation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• RyanairflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRyanair is a flagship customer partner using Optifly's scheduling software. CCO Jason McGuinness cited excitement about results and the immense potential for Optifly to support Ryanair's traffic growth to 200m passengers per annum by 2026.
• Transavia FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransavia France is a customer partner where Optifly has become an integral part of their planning process. Described as delivering real value with a dynamic, hands-on, solution-focused team partnership.
• EurowingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurowings SVP Network Planning & Scheduling Michael Handel praised Optifly as delivering real value and becoming an integral part of their planning. Described as a great partnership with a dynamic, hands-on, solution-focused team.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SITA: Major IT and communications provider to the air transport industry, with portfolio overlap in operations, scheduling, and airport IT. A broad incumbent whose airline IT solutions touch on the same workflows Optifly targets.
• Sabre: Major GDS and PSS provider with airline operations solutions including scheduling and crew. While much broader than Optifly, its airline IT division overlaps with the Schedule Operating System category and benefits from entrenched customer relationships.
• Amadeus: Global GDS and airline IT provider whose Altéa PSS and operations portfolio compete broadly with Optifly's platform. Much larger and broader, but a key incumbent that Optifly must displace or coexist with at major airlines.

Others

• FlightAware: Real-time flight tracking and operations data platform serving airlines and airports. While not a scheduling OS, it sits in the same airline operations ecosystem and increasingly overlaps with disruption and day-of-operations use cases that OptiFlex targets.
• Cirium: Provides aviation data, analytics, and operations intelligence (including schedule and fleet data). An ecosystem player whose data feeds underpin many airline scheduling workflows, making it a thematic comparable rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Lufthansa Systems: Subsidiary of Lufthansa Group that provides Lido/Flight Solutions for airline scheduling, crew rostering, and network planning. It is the closest direct competitor to Optifly's Schedule Operating System, particularly in the European market where Optifly is gaining traction.
• PROS: Provides AI-powered pricing, revenue management, and optimization software for airlines including network and schedule optimization. A direct competitor in the airline optimization category, particularly around revenue and demand-driven scheduling decisions.
• IBS Software: Provides iFlight Operations, AAMS, and crew planning solutions used by major airlines globally. A direct competitor for airline operations and scheduling platforms, with a comparable focus on optimization and modern data architectures.
• Jeppesen (Boeing): A Boeing subsidiary providing flight planning, crew scheduling, operations, and scheduling solutions to commercial airlines worldwide. Competes directly with Optifly's network and crew optimization modules and shares the airline IT distribution channel.

Emerging players

• Aims (Airline Information Management Solutions): Specializes in crew planning, rostering, and optimization software for airlines. Directly comparable to Optifly's OptiCrew module and competes in the same niche of operations-focused optimization tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/optifly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centrality-software-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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