AFIS

What AFIS does

AFIS is a sub-brand product of MINOVA Information Services GmbH, a privately held German software company headquartered in Würzburg that has specialized in software solutions for the mineral oil industry since 1984. AFIS (Aircraft Fueling Information System) optimizes aircraft fueling operations in real time across dispatching, throughput management, and billing, and is positioned as a smart refueling solution for airports. MINOVA's broader portfolio includes TTA (Tank Terminal Automation) for tank farms, DISPO (Road Transport Dispatching) for energy-market logistics, and modular components such as SIS (billing), SAM (organization and control), Clearing Center (24/7 central interface for mineral oil partners), Free Tables (data management), and OZD (customs directorate reporting). The suite is marketed as an integrated platform-plus-modules architecture enabling seamless data exchange across tank farms, energy traders, logistics providers, and airport operators, with state-approved and customizable solutions framed as the core technical differentiator.

The company serves a primarily German and European enterprise customer base, evidenced by a public logo roster of 16 named customers including BP, Gulf, Tamoil, Agravis, Agrola, Avia, Tanquid, LDC, Schwarz, and several regional mineral oil and logistics firms. The go-to-market motion is consultative enterprise field sales with personalized product demonstrations, quote-based pricing, and annual subscription billing cycles rather than self-service procurement. MINOVA markets primarily through its own website, product pages, demo request contact forms, customer logo social proof, and institutional association signals (UTV, THWS, Gemeinwohlökonomie, ITV, FETSA). No public revenue, funding, headcount trend, or ownership data is disclosed, and the company operates with a stated 1-10 employee footprint.

Business model is enterprise subscription software with implementation, customization, and ongoing support services bundled into annual contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set via personalized quotes. The firm's defensibility rests on 40+ years of domain specialization, regulatory-certified solutions for customs and mineral oil compliance, integrated product suite economics, and reference-ability to major energy brands, rather than on AI/ML differentiation or venture-scale growth signaling.

Name

AFIS

Legal name

Information Services GmbH

Website

https://afis.aero

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AFIS, a product of German software firm MINOVA Information Services GmbH, provides specialized software for airport fueling operations and the broader European mineral oil industry, serving airports, tank farms, energy traders, and logistics providers with an integrated enterprise subscription platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Fueling Operations Software

NAICS

Other Airport Operations (488119)

SIC

Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581)

akta.pro primary industry

Fuel Management & Uplift Operations (THABAIAK)

Keywords

• Aircraft fueling software
• Airport operations software
• Tank terminal automation
• Mineral oil dispatching
• Aviation fuel management

Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Solutions: MINOVA offers specialized software solutions for the oil industry, including AFIS for airport operations. The revenue model appears to be based on software licensing with implementation and customization services for enterprise clients in the mineral oil sector.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AFIS (Aircraft Fueling Information System) is a specialized real-time software solution that optimizes aircraft fueling dispatching, throughput management, and billing processes for airport operations. It is part of MINOVA Information Services GmbH's broader suite of mineral oil industry software, covering tank terminal automation, road transport dispatching, billing, customs reporting, and central interface services for tank farms, energy traders, logistics companies, and airports.

Product overview

MINOVA offers a platform-plus-modules software architecture for the mineral oil industry. The core products include AFIS (Aircraft Fueling Information System) for airport operations, TTA (Tank Terminal Automation) for tank farms, and DISPO (Road Transport Dispatching) for logistics. These are supplemented by modular add-on components including SIS (Billing System), SAM (Organization and Control), Clearing Center (Central Interface), Free Tables (Flexible Processes), and OZD (Customs Reporting). The portfolio serves tank farms, energy traders, logistic companies, and airports with integrated solutions for management, monitoring, and data exchange.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AFIS: Aircraft Fueling Information System - optimizes dispatching, throughput, and billing in real time for airport operations
• TTA
• DISPO
• SIS
• SAM
• Clearing Center
• Free Tables
• OZD

Products and services

• AFIS - Aircraft Fueling Information System

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Amadeus: Amadeus is a global travel technology incumbent with a broad portfolio spanning airline, airport, and hospitality IT. While not focused on fueling, it competes for the same airport-IT wallet and is a broad incumbent in MINOVA's customer environment.
• ABB: ABB's industrial software and automation portfolio (including ABB Ability) addresses tank-farm, terminal, and energy logistics automation. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with TTA at the operational technology layer.
• Gilbarco Veeder-Root: Gilbarco Veeder-Root is a global incumbent in fuel management hardware and software for retail and commercial fuel sites. It is comparable to MINOVA's TTA/SIS in the tank-farm and fuel-management category.
• Honeywell: Honeywell's Process Solutions and Forge portfolios serve industrial and fuel-handling customers, including aviation fuel management adjacencies. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping capability in fuel operations and airport infrastructure.

Direct peers

• SITA: SITA provides IT and communication solutions to airports and airlines globally, including operations and fuel-related services. It is the dominant airport-IT vendor and the most direct functional comparator to MINOVA's AFIS offering.
• ION Group (OpenLink): ION Group's OpenLink is a leading CTRM/ETRM software platform for energy traders and mineral oil companies. It competes directly with MINOVA's energy-trader and billing/clearing capabilities (SIS, Clearing Center).
• TAV Technologies: TAV Technologies builds airport operations software (passenger, operations, resource management) for global airports. It is a direct peer in the airport-IT category that MINOVA's AFIS serves.
• INFORM: INFORM delivers optimization and dispatching software for logistics, aviation, and resource scheduling. Its aviation ground operations and transport-dispatch solutions are directly comparable to AFIS and DISPO.
• Minsait (Indra): Minsait (part of Indra) provides vertical software for energy and utilities, including operations and trading platforms. It is a direct peer for MINOVA's energy-trader and tank-terminal software footprint.
• Lufthansa Systems: Lufthansa Systems provides aviation IT solutions for airlines and airports, including operations and finance products. It is a direct competitor in the European aviation software market where AFIS competes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afis-aero

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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