# Farel > Farel is an airline operating system. One platform for inventory, booking, check-in, and revenue — built for airlines that want full control. ## Overview - [Farel — The Operating System for Airlines](/index.md): One system for inventory, booking, check-in, and revenue — built for airlines that want full control. - [Platform](/platform.md): Built to run your airline end-to-end. From flight creation to boarding gate, every module works together. ## Platform Modules - [Airline Inventory System](/platform/airline-inventory-system.md): Manage flight schedules, seat availability, and fare classes across every sales channel in real time. - [Airline Reservation System](/platform/reservation-system.md): Multi-channel booking, automated changes and refunds, real-time inventory and DCS sync. - [Departure Control System](/platform/departure-control-system.md): Check-in, boarding, and flight close-out from one screen. CUTE/CUPPS compatible, real-time sync. - [Airline Distribution Platform](/platform/distribution.md): Direct sales, agency portal, and API distribution from one inventory — no code required. - [Finance & Reporting](/platform/finance-reporting.md): Real-time sales and revenue tracking, multi-currency support, and automatic export to accounting. - [Airline Payments](/platform/payments.md): Process payments through any PSP, any method, any currency. Automatic ticket issuance, instant refunds, PCI-DSS v4 compliant - all on one platform. ## Demo - [Book a demo](/request-a-demo.md): See the full Farel platform live, tailored to your airline's operations. 48-hour callback. ## Company - [About Farel](/company/about.md): Where aviation meets innovation. Headquartered in Raleigh, live on four continents, backed by Y Combinator and leading venture firms. - [Blog](/company/blog.md): Insights on airline distribution, AI-powered operations, and modern passenger service systems. ## Customers - [Asman Airlines — Case Study](/customers/asman-airlines.md): Kyrgyzstan's national flag carrier launched a full PSS, DCS, and direct sales stack on Farel in 8 weeks and reached 400,000 passengers in year one. - [ESAV Airlines — Case Study](/customers/esav-airlines.md): How a family-owned Galápagos air taxi replaced email and phone bookings with a full e-commerce airline — and now sells 65% of tickets online with a 47% ancillary attach rate. - [Red Sea Airlines — Case Study](/customers/red-sea-airlines.md): How an Egyptian charter pioneer doubled its fleet, automated regulatory compliance, and opened a direct sales channel on Farel — running daily operations with one person. ## Blog: Insights - [Shaping $600B with technology: What’s really the next big thing in aviation?](/company/blog/whats-really-the-next-big-thing-in-aviation.md) — 2022-04-27 — In the $600B global airline market, there’s more than enough room for new traveltech innovators and early adopters to build new billion-dollar companies. - [A few closing thoughts from World Aviation Festival 2021](/company/blog/waf-quick-thoughts.md) — 2021-12-13 — As thousands descended upon ExCel London for the World Aviation Festival’s first in-person event since 2019, the excitement and emotions were palpable. - [Selling as an Enterprise Startup with no Product](/company/blog/selling-as-an-enterprise-startup-with-no-product.md) — 2021-08-12 — If you survey 100 enterprise software startup founders on what they would consider the most challenging aspect of growing their business, 95 of them would probably say an excessively long sales cycle. - [How to Build a Team into a Startup](/company/blog/how-to-build-a-team-into-a-startup.md) — 2021-06-23 — In this post, I’d like to share my experience and lessons learned around talent, motivation, and the early-stage challenges of building the Farel team. - [How to Quickly Test Your Business Idea: The Case of Farel](/company/blog/how-to-quickly-test-your-business-idea.md) — 2021-05-05 — In this post, I’d like to share how I tested the idea of Farel, validated market demand, and share what we’ve achieved over the past year. - [A Rising Tide Lifts All Planes](/company/blog/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-planes.md) — 2021-01-21 — Hi, I'm Askhat, Founder & CEO of Farel. Twelve years ago, I founded my first transportation startup. Today, I’m introducing what we’re building for the future of regional aviation. ## Blog: Stories - [Future Building with FlyArystan Managing Director Adrian Hamilton-Manns](/company/blog/future-building-with-flyarystan-md.md) — 2022-01-07 — The modern airline leaders need to keep a close eye on the potential for technology to improve every aspect of their business, but few can say they’ve actually spent time in the tech industry too. ## Blog: News - [See You in London at the World Aviation Festival!](/company/blog/farel-at-world-aviation-festival.md) — 2021-11-23 — The World Aviation Festival is one of the largest events in the aviation/airline industry. This year, the event will be held in-person from Dec 1-2 at the ExCel Center in London.