Trip support
Trip support is the service of planning and coordinating everything an international flight needs beyond the flying itself: overflight and landing permits, slots and PPR, handling at each airport, fuel arrangements and credit, customs and APIS filings, crew visas and hotels, weather and NOTAM briefings and 24-hour operations support. Companies such as Universal Weather and Aviation, World Fuel, Jetex, UAS and ExecuJet provide it to operators and flight departments, and their fees appear inside international charter quotes. For an owner running an aircraft with a small crew, a trip-support contract is what makes a trip to Lagos or Ulaanbaatar routine rather than a research project.