Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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Corporate flight departments are paying excessively high prices for goods and services simply because it is too hard for them to start using new vendors, according to spend and revenue management platform MySky. On Tuesday, the company launched its MySky Pay portal at NBAA-BACE 2026 to offer a payment system that can approve a wider array of suppliers more quickly.
According to MySky, many corporate flight departments operate under procurement rules set by their parent company. Because compliance reviews, credit applications, and contract terms can take months to complete, it can be easier to limit choice to a few companies, even if that means less competitive pricing.
Through the new platform, users approve suppliers at the start, and MySky Pay then pays them directly by card or invoice in multiple currencies. Each transaction is automatically recorded in the MySky Spend system to allocate costs to each aircraft, trip, and budget.
MySky co-founder and chief revenue officer told AIN that flight departments retain full control over their companies' procurement rules. "Suppliers still have to be listed and enrolled on the platform before they can be paid, and the client decides which ones to use," he explained. "What MySky Pay removes is the paperwork; instead of onboarding every new vendor as a separate corporate supplier, the company approves MySky once and work with enrolled suppliers within that framework. Every payment is recorded and traceable, so finance teams get more visibility, not less."
The service runs with the Swiss company’s banking partners NomuPay and Yordex and relies on established payment networks such as Mastercard and Stripe. Because MySky doesn’t issue its own payment cards, like those used by fuel or trip service providers, it isn’t reselling anything and is neutral on choices.&nbsp;
“For 10 years, MySky has shown operators exactly where their money goes: every invoice, every gallon, every fee, across more than 2,000 aircraft,” the company co-founder and CEO Kirill Kim said. “[MySky] Spend gave them clarity. Procure gave them leverage. The last missing step was the transaction itself. With MySky Pay, the platform that analyzes your spend now moves your money too, and the insight and the payment finally live in one place.”
According to the company, operators in its early-adopter group are already seeing savings of 9%, which it said more than covers the cost of the service. The company developed the feature specifically for U.S. Part 91 corporate flight departments.

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