What Skai Data Services does

Skai Data Services GmbH is a Switzerland-based aviation analytics firm founded in 2024 by Raphael Monstein and Benoit Figuet, both former scientific research associates at the ZHAW Centre for Aviation. The company serves air navigation service providers, aviation regulators, airlines, and airport operators with data, machine learning, and AI services focused on three problem areas: mid-air collision risk quantification, GPS interference (spoofing and jamming) detection, and data-driven operational optimization. Its offerings combine bespoke consulting engagements, project-based R&D (including leadership of a SESAR Enhanced Runway Delivery workstream), and proprietary products: the GPSwise real-time GPS spoofing and jamming detection tracker launched in spring 2024, the Quadabra trajectory conflict-detection tool, and customized collision risk models such as the one developed for Zurich Airport's airspace redesign. Underlying technology combines quantitative collision risk modelling aligned with ICAO standards, anomaly detection on ADS-B feeds from the OpenSky Network, and machine learning for trajectory prediction and pattern recognition.

The business model is hybrid. The primary revenue stream is professional services sold via direct B2B consulting engagements to aviation stakeholders, with a focus on safety assessment, airspace design validation, and data pipeline/model development; pricing is not publicly disclosed. A secondary, nascent stream is software: GPSwise operates as a near-real-time global interference monitoring site at gpswise.aero, with a paid GPSwise Pro tier mentioned, representing a product-led growth component alongside the consulting practice. The company is privately held with 1-10 employees, no disclosed external funding, and a global reach delivered remotely rather than via local offices; its reference customers include Skyguide, the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation, Avcorp Solutions, Lufthansa Systems, and Thales (AvioBook).

Name

Skai Data Services

Legal name

SkAI Data Services GmbH

Website

https://skai-data-services.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Skai Data Services builds machine-learning and statistical-modeling tools for aviation safety, offering collision risk modeling, GPS interference detection (GPSwise), and data-driven consulting to ANSPs, regulators, airlines, and airports globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements providing expertise in data-driven methods, safety assessment, and aviation optimization. Direct B2B engagement with aviation stakeholders.
2. GPSwise Product: Real-time GPS interference tracking platform available at gpswise.aero. Premium GPSwise Pro version mentioned on blog. Software product complementing consulting services.
3. Research and Development Services: R&D support for aviation stakeholders, including project management and solution delivery such as SESAR Enhanced Runway Delivery.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Skai Data Services provides consulting services and software products that apply machine learning, artificial intelligence, and statistical modelling to aviation safety and operational efficiency. Its offerings include GPSwise (a real-time GPS spoofing and jamming detection tracker based on ADS-B data), Quadabra (historical trajectory analysis for mid-air collision risk assessment), custom quantitative collision risk models for airspace design, and analytics/ML consulting for air navigation service providers, airlines, airports, and regulators.

Product overview

SkAI Data Services offers a portfolio of aviation safety products and consulting services. The core products include GPSwise (a real-time GPS interference detection tool using ADS-B data), Quadabra (aircraft conflict detection and collision risk assessment), and custom Collision Risk Models for airports. These are complemented by consulting services in Data/ML/AI, Collision Risk Modelling, and Analytics & Statistical Modelling. The company serves aviation stakeholders including airports, air navigation service providers, and aviation authorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GPSwise: Real-time GPS spoofing and jamming detection tracker based on ADS-B data, displaying global GPS interference locations.

Products and services

• GPSwise A real-time GPS spoofing and jamming detection tracker that displays global GPS interference locations in near real-time using ADS-B data from the OpenSky Network. A premium GPSwise Pro version is available. Targeted at aviation stakeholders and other GPS-reliant operators.
• Quadabra A tool that analyzes historical trajectory data, automatically detects conflicting pairs of aircraft, and quantitatively assesses the probability of a mid-air collision. Used by air navigation service providers, airlines, and airspace designers for collision risk analysis.
• Quantitative Collision Risk Model for Zurich Airport A quantitative collision risk model developed to support the design of safe and efficient airspace around Zurich Airport during airspace redesign. Sold to airports and ANSPs as a custom safety modeling deliverable.
• Data, Machine Learning & AI Consulting Professional consulting supporting aviation stakeholders to understand requirements, set up data pipelines, and develop models for pattern recognition, forecasting, and operational optimization. Sold to ANSPs, airlines, airports, and regulators.
• Collision Risk Modelling Consulting Mid-air Collision Risk Modelling services performing quantitative analysis of air traffic procedures and routes, reviewing and validating third-party assessments, and supporting risk monitoring for aviation stakeholders.
• Analytics & Statistical Modelling Consulting Data analysis and model development services to help aviation stakeholders understand operations, predict events, demand, or capacity, and turn predictions into actionable insights for data-driven decision making.

Quantifiable outcome

• GPS interference affects approximately 900 flights daily in conflict zones (Middle East, Baltic Sea, Black Sea regions)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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 capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OpenSky NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationGPSwise platform uses ADS-B data from OpenSky Network to provide real-time GPS interference tracking. Data integration partnership for global GNSS monitoring capability.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FlightAware: Major aviation tracking and flight data platform, part of Collins Aerospace. Operates ADS-B and multilateration networks that are directly comparable inputs to SkAI's GPS interference and trajectory analytics.
• Jeppesen (Boeing): A Boeing subsidiary providing aviation navigation, charts, flight planning, and operational data. Comparable in delivering trusted, standards-aligned operational data products to airlines, ANSPs, and regulators.
• Cirium: Aviation analytics and data business within RELX, serving airlines, airports, and lessors with operational and safety analytics. Comparable in being a data-driven aviation analytics vendor, but at much broader scope and enterprise scale.
• FREQUENTIS: Supplier of air traffic management and mission-critical control center solutions to ANSPs and aviation authorities. Competes in the same buyer environment (ANSPs, regulators) as SkAI for airspace safety and operational optimization work.
• Indra: Provides air traffic management systems, radar, and surveillance for ANSPs worldwide. Comparable in selling safety-critical decision-support tooling to the same regulators and ANSP customer base as SkAI.
• Aireon: Provider of space-based ADS-B surveillance used by ANSPs globally, including driving new oceanic separation standards. Overlaps with SkAI's trajectory and risk analytics on the same underlying data class, but at much larger scale and infrastructure footprint.
• SITA: Air transport IT and communications specialist serving airlines, airports, and ANSPs globally. Operates in adjacent aviation safety, operations, and data networking space that overlaps with SkAI's enterprise buyer base.
• Leonardo: Provides air traffic management, surveillance, and avionics solutions to civil and military aviation customers. Competes for the same ANSP/regulator safety modernization budgets that SkAI's products and services address.

Direct peers

• OpenSky Network: Non-profit that crowdsources ADS-B data and provides the exact data feed SkAI's GPSwise product is built on. It is a data-source partner and operates in the same aviation-data analytics community, serving researchers, ANSPs, and operators.

Regional players

• Helios: Aviation consultancy delivering safety, air traffic management, and operational analysis to regulators, ANSPs, and airports primarily in Europe. Most directly comparable peer in business model to SkAI's consulting arm, though SkAI also has a software product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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