apron:pilot

Billing your pilots - an easy task!

Effortlessly manage & simplfy complex flight invoicing with our intuitive module. Our system consolidates all functions, saving you valuable time and ensuring accuracy.

 

BILLING with apron:pilot

Billing flights can become a huge task. Time calculations, pilot specific credits, individual aircraft prices, fuel refunds and more can create complexity.

The billing module combines all these functions flawlessly and assists during your invoicing activities!

Digital invoicing with
LOW WORKLOAD

No more paperwork! Simply generate invoices digitally: quickly created, securely processed and flexibly adapted. For less work, more success.

Efficient digital invoice creation from logbooks or custom inputs

Secure invoice processing with built-in approval workflow

Convenient digital invoice delivery and in-app access

Automatic integration of credits, refunds and personalized pricing

Enhance flexibility with customizable cost and credit item processing

Simplified data analysis with exportable invoice and payment data

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ipad showing the electronic invoice within the application

Billing based on logbook data

The core for invoicing are digital logbook entries, representing the flights done by your pilots. Each entry represents an invoice item for processing.

Direct flight data entry, including fuel and expenses, via digital logbook

Reduce paperwork with instant receipt uploads from mobile devices

Enable real-time invoicing based on immediate flight data availability

Manage versatile invoicing also for non-flight related expenses

The Invoicing Process

Only a few easy steps to initiate the process of invoicing via apron:pilot

Select flights

Choose flights for invoicing with flexible selection parameters based on your organizational processes

Create payment run & invoices

Instantly generate pilot-specific invoices based on your selected flights or add manual invoices

Approve & schedule

Maintain full control by reviewing and approving invoices before automated sending. That's it!

Electronic invoices
AS PDF

The system automatically converts electronic invoices into PDFs, providing a preview for seamless error correction.

Pilots receive these PDFs via email, with send control options and can access the electronic invoice also via the “My Invoices” section in the application directly.

Enhance your invoices with customizable footer columns, introductory and closing text, per-invoice comments and corporate design adaptations.

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Manage pilot credits for diverse payments, including one-time and entry fees

Implement credit-based aircraft pricing, offering discounted rates for prepaid flight hours

System automatically applies negative invoice amounts as future credits
Support diverse pricing structures with pilot-specific aircraft rates

Pilot credits & aircraft minute fees

Accurately manage pilot finances with individual credit creation and seamless invoice integration.

Implement aircraft pricing adjustments based on individual credit balances.

ccommodate varying pilot pricing with individual aircraft rate settings.

Custom invoice items

Invoices are fully editable, allowing for custom cost or credit items. Easily add charges for aircraft cleaning or credits for exceptional care. Create manual invoices for non-flight related fees, such as club memberships or rentals, with complete control and simplicity.

Export functions

Export invoice and payment data effortlessly for advanced data manipulation and statistical analysis. Our module supports spreadsheet exports, ensuring compatibility with your existing software and bookkeeping workflows.

Spreadsheet export

Export to spreadsheet file (.xlsx) of invoice data, payment run data and credit information

Collective PDF download

The collective PDF download allows to download each invoice PDF automatically combined into one file for printing or archives.

Define granular fee structures with aircraft and pilot-specific rates based on flight metrics

Provide diverse fuel refund policies with four distinct calculation options

Enhance invoice branding with extensive invoice PDF customization options, including colors and dynamic IF-ELSE texting

Tailor invoice number formats with customizable placeholders (only for business-subscription)

Generate standard invoices or tax invoices (business subscription only) for comprehensive billing

Configuration & customization

Each flight club, aircraft owner or flight school have their own set of criteria to create invoices. The invoicing module brings a standardized way of handling invoices with the ability to configure various options. The goal is to make invoicing as easy and quick as possible without the need of hours of configuration and setup work.

Subscription Plans

The billing module is a paid addon module for the application, available in the following plans

INVOICING
BASIC

€5

per month

INVOICING
ADVANCED

€9

per month

INVOICING
BUSINESS

€12

per month

INVOICING
BASIC

€5

per month

INVOICING
ADVANCED

€9

per month

INVOICING
BUSINESS

€129

per year
Subscription duration is monthly / yearly, cancellation is possible anytime, a grace period applies, no refund of unused time.
Payable by major credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PAYPAL or SEPA

Plan overview & details

Check out the details and differences between the three subscription plans.

BASICADVANCEDBUSINESS
Create & send PDF invoices After editing and approval an invoice is transformed into a PDF file.
The PDF file is sent to the pilot via mail and also stored under "my invoices".
Pilot specific aircraft prices Pilot specific aircraft prices, also based on an invoice credit, can be defined.
Counter-dependent invoicing is possible (e.g. Hobbs)
Custom invoice credits per user Each pilot can be assigned with an invoice credit, that the pilot paid. Also if invoices result in a credit, this credit amount is stored and accessible to the pilot.
Fuel refunds per flight External refueling and uploading the receipt allows fuel refunding for invoices.
Custom refunds Pilots can attach other cost receipts, e.g. oil or TKS fluid, which are then shown in the invoice for processing.
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Custom invoice items Enables to attach custom invoice cost or credit items, e.g. refund or extra charge for aircraft cleaning.
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Export functionality Allows the export of invoice and payment run data, as well as creation of a collective PDF
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Manual invoices Create invoices without a flight and use custom invoice items to generate chargable invoice items
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Separate invoice address for pilots You can define a separate invoice address for pilots, which is then used for invoicing instead of the private address
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Additional counter for invoicing If used for an aircraft, the configurable additional counter can also be used for calculation of the flight costs.
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Automatic landing fees Rules can be configured to ensure that user-defined invoice items - e.g. landing fees - are automatically added to the invoice.
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Omit credits Credits can be excluded from the respective individual invoice, e.g. to be used for later invoices.
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Invoice to third party Invoices can also be created and sent to persons outside the system, e.g. to a flight school that uses its own aircraft.
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Canceling of invoices A workflow for canceling and sending cancel notes including customizable messages allows handling of re-invoicing.
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Custom invoice number format If required, the generated invoice number format can be configured with a number of placeholders and data values (e.g. free text, month, recipient name and more)
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Tax invoice For the creation of tax invoices this functionality is required. It allows to enter the tax value and distinguishes between net and gross totals.
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No "apron:pilot" watermark on PDF invoice With this version, no watermark with the reference to apron:pilot is included on the PDF.
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Corporate design color adaptations You can configure your own corporate design colors for the PDF invoice.
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Upload & send attachments to the invoice Attachments & documents can be uploaded in the invoice, which are available in the application but can also be sent by e-mail.
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Dunning charges Trigger dunning charges for invoices if they are not paid and send out additional fees with little manual actions.
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Link invoices Link invoices together and create relations for invoices that belong to each other
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Automatic invoice reminder If invoices are due, the system sends out reminders for these invoices in a configurable interval, e.g. weekly
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E-mail tracking Find out if e-mails have been received by the recipient or if there was any issue with the e-mail sending (e.g. address doesn't exist, blocked etc.)
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Sounds good?

Start your 30-day trial today!

The subscription is possible directly within apron:pilot – register, login & go to your account section to retrieve access!