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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Rise is integrating its Optirise fleet and operations optimization software with the Skylegs flight manager system. The companies said the combined platforms will help aircraft operators to streamline flight scheduling.
According to France-based Rise, operators using Skylegs can now directly input fleet, crew, and operational data into Optirise, which was launched in 2023 specifically for business aircraft operations. It claimed this approach improves the process for allocating aircraft and crew to specific planned flights in the most cost-effective way.
The Optirise software is already integrated with the Leon Software and FL3XX systems. Rise said it will now be better placed to support European operators and that it plans further software integrations in other parts of the world.
“We’ve built Optirise to adapt to the way operators work, not the other way around,” said Rise CEO Max Van Cauwenberghe. “By integrating with Skylegs, we’re helping more teams remove repositioning flights, improve crew plans, and make decisions that actually move the needle.”

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Rise said the combination of its Optirise software with the Skylegs flight management system will improve the way operators allocate aircraft and crew.

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