San Francisco-based Portside has expanded its portfolio of business aviation software and service offerings with its acquisition of the Flight Operations System (FOS) hosting business line from Stellar Labs. Charter and corporate aircraft operators using Collins Aerospace Flight Operations System can now use Portside as their third-party hosting provider. 

“We are confident our hosting customers will enjoy the same reliability, security, and service with Portside as they have for many years with Stellar,” said Stellar CEO Vicki Nakata. “Stellar will now focus solely on its charter pricing, quoting, and lead management solutions that work with any flight management system.”

Portside’s software platform gives flight departments access to a range of products designed to streamline their operations, including a business aviation budgeting and planning suite and a reporting and analytics platform. Other products include the Portside Owner Portal, which allows for secure collaboration between management companies and aircraft owners, and the Portside Optimizer, designed to efficiently position crew and aircraft, reducing empty legs and optimizing revenue by large fractional, charter, and corporate operators.

Stellar describes itself as a developer of technologies and solutions for business aircraft operators, brokers, and their customers. According to the company, its technology platform drives improvements in efficiency, profitability, and customer experience. Portside said its cloud-based operating system incorporates a set of integrated software solutions addressing major “pain points” for the business aviation industry.