What ProFlight does

ProFlight GmbH, headquartered in Bremen, Germany and founded in the early 1990s by former Lufthansa Captain Walter Drasl, is the exclusive public-access retailer of Lufthansa Aviation Training's Level-D certified Full Flight Simulator network across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The company sells consumer flight-simulator experiences through its own e-commerce storefront at proflight.com, plus phone, email, and contact-form channels, offering a tiered product ladder (Start, Plus, Exclusive, Family & Friends, Team, Night, Expert) priced from €399 to over €1,199, with additional gift vouchers from €100 to €5,000 and add-on services such as extra flight time, extra briefing time, and physical gift packaging. The underlying technology is not proprietary to ProFlight — it leases time on approximately 45–50 LAT Level-D Full Flight Simulators covering aircraft types from the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 through the A380 and Boeing 747-8, each certified and annually re-inspected by Germany's Luftfahrt-Bundesamt under JAR-FCL1A Level-D. Customer segments span complete beginners (no prior knowledge required), families and groups, hobbyist simulator pilots preparing for airline screening, and corporate clients, supported by roughly 80 experienced airline-pilot instructors. The company operates as part of the ProToura Holding GmbH group alongside sister brands ProToura (aviation events), A2B (joint-venture business training with LAT), and Flugsimulator.com (recreational simulators). Managing Director is Christian Schwarz; revenue is not publicly disclosed and no external funding rounds are recorded.

Name

ProFlight

Legal name

ProFlight GmbH

Website

https://proflight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ProFlight GmbH is the exclusive retail partner of Lufthansa Aviation Training, selling consumer access to Level-D certified Full Flight Simulators across six DACH locations to gift-buyers, hobbyist pilots, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flight Simulator Experience Bookings: ProFlight generates revenue through one-time bookings for flight simulator experiences. Customers purchase packages ranging from beginner (Start at €399) to premium (Expert flights) experiences. Gift vouchers are also sold in various denominations (€200, €500, or custom amounts).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ProFlight sells commercial access to Lufthansa Aviation Training's Level-D Full Flight Simulators for public flight experiences across six locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Customers book fixed-format simulator sessions (Start, Plus, Exclusive, Family & Friends, Team, Night, Expert) led by active airline pilot instructors, and may also purchase gift vouchers and supplementary add-ons such as extra flight or briefing time. The offering is aimed at individuals, hobby pilots, families, and corporate or team groups seeking a hands-on commercial-aircraft cockpit experience.

Product overview

ProFlight is a flight simulator experience company that provides commercial access to Lufthansa Aviation Training's Level-D certified Full Flight Simulators. The product portfolio consists of tiered experience programs (Start, Plus, Exclusive, Family & Friends, Team, Night, Expert) differentiated by participant count, duration, and expertise level, combined with gift voucher products and add-on services (extra flight time, extra briefing time, gift packaging). The company operates across 6 locations (Berlin, Essen, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Zurich) with access to approximately 50 simulators covering aircraft types including Airbus A220, A320, A330, A340, A350, A380; Boeing 737, 747, 757/767, 777, 787; Embraer E190; and Canadair Jet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ProToura: Europe's leading agency for events in aviation, offering exclusive locations and spectacular events related to Lufthansa Group facilities
• A2B (Aviation to Business)
• Flugsimulator.com
• Flight Kids

Products and services

• Start Flight Simulator Experience Entry-level Level-D simulator session for individuals and first-time flyers, providing a guided hands-on flight experience in a commercial aircraft cockpit with an active airline pilot instructor.
• Plus Flight Simulator Experience Extended Level-D simulator session offering more flight time and deeper instructor guidance than the Start package, targeted at hobby pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
• Exclusive Flight Simulator Experience Premium one-on-one Level-D simulator session providing maximum cockpit time, full instructor attention, and a tailored flight scenario for serious enthusiasts or premium gift recipients.
• Family & Friends Flight Simulator Experience Group-oriented simulator session designed for families or small groups of friends, allowing multiple participants to share time at the controls of a Level-D cockpit under instructor supervision.
• Team Flight Simulator Experience Team-event simulator session structured for corporate groups, colleagues, or larger social groups seeking a shared aviation-based activity at a Level-D simulator facility.
• Night Flight Simulator Experience Level-D simulator session conducted in the evening, allowing participants to fly night-time scenarios and time-of-day-specific procedures with an active pilot instructor.
• Expert Flight Simulator Experience Advanced Level-D simulator session aimed at type-rating candidates, trainee pilots, and advanced hobbyists seeking near-professional procedural depth with an active airline pilot instructor.
• ProFlight Gift Voucher (Wertgutschein) Open-value gift voucher redeemable for any ProFlight simulator experience package, available in fixed denominations and as a flexible custom amount, marketed to gift buyers and corporate purchasers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 65,000 completed customer flights since inception
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990ProFlight is the exclusive partner of Lufthansa Aviation Training, the only company allowed to open Lufthansa's Full Flight Simulators to the public. This preferred partnership, maintained for nearly 30 years, gives ProFlight access to 45+ Level-D certified Full Flight Simulators across LAT centers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. LAT is part of the Lufthansa Group and operates professional pilot training facilities.
• ProTouracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProToura is ProFlight's sister company and Europe's leading agency for aviation events. Part of the ProToura Holding GmbH group, they offer event planning and organization in exclusive aviation locations. Ideal for corporate events and larger groups.
• A2B (Aviation to Business)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA2B is a joint venture between Lufthansa Aviation Training and ProToura offering unique business training programs. Provides professional pilot lectures, seminars, and workshops leveraging aviation expertise for corporate learning and development.
• Flugsimulator.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRelated company offering recreational flight simulators (not Level-D certified) using original cockpit components converted from full-motion simulators after their service life. Also offers Flight Kids youth education program for aviation career orientation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SimuFlug: SimuFlug offers commercial flight simulator experiences in Germany using Boeing and Airbus Level-D simulators, operating a comparable consumer model to ProFlight and serving the same DACH customer base.
• Flugsimulator.com: A related ProFlight Group sub-brand offering non-Level-D cockpit simulator experiences in Berlin and Hamburg. Closely comparable consumer simulator experience, though targeting a lower price tier with recycled cockpit hardware.
• Flight Sim Center: UK-based operator offering commercial flight simulator experiences in Level-D Boeing 737 and 747 simulators. Closely comparable business model—public bookings of professional-grade simulators with instructor guidance.

Broad incumbents

• Lufthansa Aviation Training: ProFlight's exclusive partner and the operator of the Level-D Full Flight Simulator network that ProFlight resells. LAT is a much larger aviation training provider serving airlines globally; it overlaps with ProFlight only in B2C public-access experiments.
• CAE: Global leader in civil aviation training and one of the world's largest operators of commercial flight simulators. CAE owns and operates a global Level-D training network and represents the upper-bound incumbent in the underlying training infrastructure ProFlight relies on.
• FlightSafety International: Major commercial and business aviation training organization operating hundreds of full-flight simulators worldwide. Overlaps with ProFlight only at the equipment-layer level but is the broader incumbent in professional simulator training.
• Airbus Experience Centre: Airbus-operated visitor and experience facility in Toulouse featuring full-motion A350 and other aircraft simulators. Comparable aviation-themed consumer experiences, though tied to a single OEM site.
• Boeing Future of Flight: Boeing's aviation experience and tour center at the Everett factory, offering flight-deck experiences to the public. Adjacent consumer-aviation experience format, though not commercial Level-D simulator sessions.

Emerging players

• iFLY Indoor Skydiving: Global experiential entertainment franchise operating vertical wind tunnels for indoor skydiving. Comparable as a premium, location-based, experiential-entertainment concept serving groups, families, and corporate events—ProFlight's adjacent experiential competitor for the same discretionary leisure spend.

Regional players

• A2B (Aviation to Business): Joint venture between ProToura and Lufthansa Aviation Training offering aviation-themed corporate training. Regionally focused on German-speaking markets with the same underlying LAT simulator network; a B2B-adjacent peer rather than direct consumer competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/proflightpilot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/proflight-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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