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By the end of this guide, you will have a fully configured trip — with route, aircraft, crew, and passengers — on your dispatch schedule and ready to progress through the pipeline.
The Operations module must be enabled for your workspace. You also need the appropriate operations permissions. Contact your workspace administrator if you cannot access these features.
You need the flights.create permission (granted to Dispatcher, Admin, Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, Sole Proprietor, and Account Owner roles). Before you begin, ensure at least one aircraft is in Active status and crew members have current qualifications.

After creation

From the trip detail page you can:
  • Edit trip details or reassign resources from the edit tab.
  • Advance status through the pipeline: Confirmed, Scheduled, Planned, Released, Dispatched.
  • Release a confirmed trip to send the flight release checklist to crew.
  • Duplicate, Cancel, or Delete from the actions menu.

Trip lifecycle after creation

Trips created in Draft status follow this progression through the dispatch pipeline:
  1. Draft — initial state, details can be freely edited
  2. Confirmed — aircraft and crew validated, resources committed
  3. Scheduled — placed on the operations schedule
  4. Planned — route and resource planning finalized
  5. Released — flight release issued to crew
  6. Dispatched — crew acknowledged, departure imminent
  7. Active — in flight
  8. Close-out — all legs landed, post-flight paperwork
  9. Completed — finalized (terminal state)
For charter trips, the flow may include Quoted (quote sent to client) and Requested (client approves or submits request) stages before Confirmed. See Trip Statuses for the full state machine and transition rules.
Use the Dispatch Board to monitor trip status across your fleet after creation.

Trip Statuses

Lifecycle statuses, transition rules, and conflict detection.

Manage Aircraft

Add and configure aircraft before assigning to trips.

Manage Crew

Set up crew profiles and qualifications for trip assignment.

Use the Dispatch Board

Monitor trip and fleet status in real time.
Last modified on April 11, 2026