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A Q&A with Comply365 CEO, Ilia Kostov on Comply365’s AI-Powered Operational Performance Platform

Posted on March 9, 2026 by comply365new - News

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

In highly regulated industries like aviation, rail, and defense, compliance and safety are non-negotiable. Yet too many organizations still rely on disconnected systems – separate tools for safety reporting, document control, audits, and training. The result? Fragmented data, duplicated effort, and higher operational risk.

To explore how Comply365 is tackling this industry-wide challenge and building the first AI-powered Operational Performance Platform, Aircraft IT sat down with Ilia Kostov, CEO of Comply365, to discuss Comply365’s origins, guiding principles, and how the future of operational performance is being reshaped by an intelligent, connected ecosystem across compliance, training and safety management.

Q: How did Comply365 get started?

Ilia: “The original Comply365 was founded with the mission to simplify and modernize operational compliance in aviation. What began as a solution to help airlines digitize and manage operational content has evolved significantly. The companies that were later acquired were each a market leader in safety or training management.

As Comply365 has become the market-leading provider globally of Operational Content Management, Safety, Risk & Quality Management, and Training Management, with 550+ aviation customers worldwide, we recognized a larger systemic issue – airlines are running safety, operational content, and training as siloed functions using disconnected systems. Each of these mission-critical areas remaining in silos results in more manual work, reactive fixes, audit stress, and many missed opportunities to reduce safety hazards and incidents, improve compliance, and training outcomes.

To solve this problem today, Comply365 is building the industry’s first Operational Performance Platform, powered by AI, a connected, intelligent ecosystem designed to enable airlines to turn operational signals into orchestrated change and measurable outcomes. The benefits of the platform approach and unifying safety, training, and compliance functions include a reduction in incidents, damage to aircraft and other assets, and resulting cost savings, productivity and efficiency gains, and protection of schedule and revenues.”

“By embedding intelligence across the platform, we enable aviation organizations to move from reactive compliance to predictive insights – from managing documents and processes to anticipating issues before they escalate.” – Ilia Kostov

Q: What is this platform, and what are the guiding business principles behind it?

Ilia: “At Comply365, our guiding business principle is to break down silos and connect the dots across operations, safety, and training. We deliver measurable operational performance outcomes, not just software. We help our customers transform compliance and other operational data into actionable intelligence – redefining how the aviation industry operates in ways that are smarter, faster, and safer.

Everything we do is rooted in the belief that compliance, training, and safety should not exist in isolated systems or disconnected workflows. When critical information is separated across departments, organizations are forced into reactive decision-making. By unifying data across the enterprise, we give our customers a clearer, more proactive view of risk, readiness, and operational health than ever before. This is the purpose of our Operational Performance Platform – connecting operations, safety, and training for superior performance that saves costs (fewer safety incidents, less wear and tear) protects schedules (fewer disruptions, faster recovery, more airplanes in the sky), and protects revenues (protect the schedule, protect the revenue).

Our AI strategy accelerates this principle. By embedding intelligence across the platform, we enable aviation organizations to move from reactive compliance to predictive insights, from managing documents and processes to anticipating issues before they escalate. This shift empowers better decision-making, strengthens operational resilience, and enhances safety at scale.”

Q: What has Comply365’s greatest business achievement been to date, and why?

Ilia: “Our greatest achievement to date is shifting the conversation from individual solutions to platform, from managing operational silos to transforming operating models.

We are not just delivering solutions; we are helping airlines rethink how operational performance works. Customers who adopt our platform model move from fragmented coordination to closed-loop improvement. Lengthy audits are completed in hours. Safety reports processed at speed. Safety incidents are reduced. Crew are trained more effectively. Operational readiness increases.

That step-change impact – not incremental gains – is what defines success for us.

Additionally, and most importantly, Comply365 is privileged to serve 550+ fantastic aviation, rail, and defense organizations worldwide. The strength of our partnership and the trust they place in our teams, our technology, and vision for the future as one partner with one connected platform, makes me immensely proud.”

Q: What have been your disappointments, and what have you learned from them?

Ilia: “One challenge has been the industry’s natural tendency to think in silos. Aviation has historically bought tools to solve small, (remove) individual problems.

What we’ve learned is that real transformation requires category education. At Comply365, we do not just sell; we educate and share best practices. We help our customers understand why operational performance is fragmented, what good looks like, and why platforms outperform point solutions.

Change happens faster when leadership aligns around a shared operating model – not just new or individual systems.”

Q: In a sentence, how would you summarize what Comply365 does for aircraft operations customers?

Ilia: “A unique, connected compliance, safety, and training platform that centralizes your critical operational data and workflows – from operational content and safety reports to audits and training records – in one integrated, intelligent Operational Performance Platform – to detect risk, trigger intelligent action, orchestrate governed change, and prove measurable operational outcomes so airlines can operate smarter, faster, and safer.”

Q: What do you feel will be the next big thing in operations, Aviation IT?

Ilia: “The next big shift is a two-part revolution: 1) the move from disconnected systems to a true Operational Performance Platform – connecting the mission-critical areas of safety, training, and operations in one intelligent ecosystem. 2) adopting AI-capabilities to do what humans frankly just cannot do – find the proverbial needles in the haystack of safety and operational data.

For too long, airlines have relied on point tools that don’t talk to each other. The future isn’t another solution or standalone AI feature. It’s a connected platform that detects operational signals across safety, content, and training, triggers the right response automatically, orchestrates change with governance, and proves outcomes that drive performance and predictive insights for safer outcomes.

At Comply365, we see AI as the accelerator inside that platform. It helps people operate faster, safer, and smarter. Today, our use of AI connects data and surfaces patterns that our customers cannot do, even with armies of analysts. Our AI solutions, uniquely built for aviation, rail, and defense, already recommend actions and help execute change. Coming next, our AI will enable early warning and proactive intervention – with humans in control.

The real transformation is fewer disruptions, protected revenue, lower operating costs, and higher trust – because operational performance can become a growth enabler, not just a compliance function.

At Comply365, we are uniting our next-gen solutions ContentManager365, SafetyManager365, and TrainingManager365 – powered by AI CoAuthor, CoAnalyst, and CoTrainer, into one Operational Performance Platform to make this a reality. Enabling our customers to shift from managing compliance to driving performance and from reactive action to predictive insights.”

Q: What do you want your customers to say about Comply365

Ilia: “We want customers to say that Comply365 helped them move from reactive firefighting to predictive and superior operational performance. By moving them away from disconnected point solutions to a closed-loop, intelligent ecosystem, we reduce their disruption and we save them time and money. That audits became routine rather than stressful. And most importantly, operational performance has shifted from being a cost centre to becoming a strategic advantage.”

This paints a clear picture: operational excellence in aviation no longer depends on standalone systems or reactive processes. It depends on connection, the connection between safety insights, training interventions, operational content, and the intelligence that ties them together.

Connected Compliance: The Competitive Advantage for Modern MRO

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Yuval Sive - MRO

Discover how connected compliance helps MROs unify Tech Pubs, Training, and Safety/Quality to deliver real‑time qualification confidence, faster updates, and audit‑ready proof.

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

For MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) organizations, airlines, and other highly regulated operators, the margin between safe operations and systemic vulnerability is narrowing. A recent U.S. DOT Inspector General audit highlighting gaps in FAA oversight may have focused on a major U.S. airline, but the message extends across the entire maintenance and engineering ecosystem:

When oversight tightens or thins, the burden shifts even more heavily to MRO teams to demonstrate compliance quickly, accurately, and across every touchpoint of the operation.

This isn’t just about keeping up with regulatory expectations. It’s about proving that the right person performed the right task, using the right content, with the right qualifications, every single time.

And that reality is reshaping what operational excellence looks like heading into 2026 and beyond.

The MRO Compliance Challenge: Proof, Not Assumptions

Across the industry, one of the biggest sources of operational risk isn’t a missed step; it’s the breakdown in the chain between:

Change → Understanding → Execution → Auditable Proof

These breakdowns are especially visible in MRO environments, where the volume and complexity of work multiply the impact of delays or gaps:

A task card or engineering revision is released… but line stations or hangars don’t see it quickly enough.

A maintenance task is signed off… but qualification or currency wasn’t validated now of work.

A safety finding appears… but corrective actions don’t consistently close across shifts, bases, or third‑party vendors.

These issues don’t reflect a lack of intent or expertise. They reflect system fragmentation.

Many MROs still operate with siloed tools for Technical Publications, Training, and Safety/Quality. Even when integrated, these systems often exchange data in ways never designed for real‑time operational decision‑making.

That’s the difference between integration and orchestration.

Integration Isn’t Enough Anymore

Airlines and MROs have tried to reduce friction by linking systems, exporting training records, syncing status updates, or passing acknowledgements between tools. But integrations alone cannot support the pace, scale, and regulatory scrutiny facing modern maintenance operations.

Maintenance excellence requires:

real‑time access to the latest procedures

immediate qualification validation

consistent execution across every hangar, line station, and vendor

and audit‑ready proof built directly into the workflow

True operational transformation happens when all compliance‑critical functions operate on one architecture with one intent.

That’s where the Comply365 Platform changes what’s possible.

A Platform Engineered for MRO Connected Compliance

The Comply365 Platform unifies:

Technical Publications & Digital Manuals

Training & Qualification Management

Safety & Quality

…into a single architecture that supports airworthiness, compliance, and operational consistency.

The power isn’t simply that “System A talks to System B.” It’s that the entire compliance ecosystem is built to work together, instantly and intelligently.

This architecture unlocks capabilities that siloed tools cannot deliver:

1. Intelligent Content → Training → Qualification Workflows Built for MRO

In a maintenance environment, engineering revisions, task card updates, and procedural changes need to move quickly and with total clarity.

With Comply365, when content changes:

Targeted training is triggered automatically

Acknowledgements are pushed to the right roles

Qualifications and currency update in real time

Leadership gains immediate visibility into who is ready to perform which tasks

This removes the traditional lag between engineering teams issuing updates and technicians becoming fully competent to execute.

2. Assignment Based on Authorization, Not Availability

In MRO operations, assigning work isn’t just about who’s on shift; it’s about whether the technician:

is fully qualified

is current

has seen the latest revision

and is authorized at the moment of task execution

Because Training, Qualifications, and Manuals sit in one platform, Comply365 provides real‑time, task‑level validation. This reduces rework, improves safety margins, and ensures the right people complete the right tasks, especially critical in heavy checks, AOG events, and vendor oversight.

3. Audit‑Ready Evidence; Automatically Created

Whether preparing for FAA, EASA, IOSA, customer, or internal audits, MROs face some of the most demanding evidence requirements in the industry.

Comply365 automatically captures:

Who accessed which manual

When a revision was acknowledged

Which technicians performed which tasks

their qualification state at that exact moment, and how corrective actions were completed.

Instead of assembling data from multiple systems under pressure, evidence is generated as a byproduct of everyday workflows.

If an audit arrived tomorrow, could you produce a complete, traceable compliance chain across every hangar, station, and vendor?

With Comply365, you can effortlessly.

AI‑Powered Efficiency

Each Comply365 solution is enhanced with AI capabilities that improve speed, accuracy, and decision‑making. These tools aren’t add‑ons; they’re embedded into workflows.

Examples include:

AI‑assisted content updates that help rewrite, summarize, or validate procedures (CoAuthor).

AI‑driven analysis in Safety & Quality (CoAnalyst) to detect trends and support smarter investigations.

AI‑powered recommendations that support qualification management and change impact assessments (CoTrainer)

For MROs, these tools reduce administrative load, shorten revision cycles, and improve decision‑making across engineering, training, and QA.

This leads to:

faster updates

fewer manual checks

reduced rework

stronger safety outcomes

and meaningful cost savings

Organizations don’t just move faster; they move with greater consistency and less risk.

The Future of Operational Excellence = Connected Compliance

Industry regulators are shifting toward more data‑driven oversight, while MRO operations continue to expand in complexity, demand, and customer expectations.

Organizations running disconnected systems simply can’t keep pace.

But those who unify their Training, Safety/Quality, and Technical Publications into one orchestrated platform gain:

clearer compliance visibility

AI‑powered efficiencies

real‑time qualification confidence

reduced operational risk

consistent execution across all locations

and effortless audit readiness

Comply365 isn’t just a system; it’s a more resilient operational model built for the modern MRO environment.

Because when oversight thins, connected compliance becomes your strongest competitive advantage.

Breaking Down Silos: The Connected Platform Imperative for Regulated Industries

Posted on December 18, 2025 by comply365new - Blog

When compliance touches every part of your operation, operational silos are a liability. Let’s break down why forward-thinking operators are making the shift to connected compliance platforms, and what it means for your organization.

The Problem with Siloed Systems

Whether you’re an airline, a freight rail operator, or a defense organization, disconnected systems can cause:

Inefficient workflows across departments
Limited real-time visibility into compliance, training, or safety risks
Manual handoffs between safety events, corrective actions, and training
Version control issues with manuals and operational content
Difficulty scaling processes across business units or locations

Outdated silos compromise safety and slow operations – especially when collaboration and visibility are mission-critical.

Why Connected Platforms Are Winning

A connected compliance, safety, and training platform centralizes your critical data and workflows – from manuals and safety reports to audits and training records – in one integrated system.

Here’s what that delivers:

Unified data and real-time insights

Break down silos and gain centralized visibility into safety trends, compliance actions, and training gaps, all from a single dashboard.

Streamlined workflows

Automate document updates, trigger corrective actions from audit results, and track compliance in real time without chasing paperwork across systems.

Faster, smarter risk management

With proactive reporting, trend detection, and integrated analytics, teams can act quickly on emerging risks and ensure everyone stays aligned and informed.

Scalable, future-ready infrastructure

Whether you’re operating globally or scaling from SMB (Small and Medium-sized Business) to enterprise, a unified platform grows with your organization – without multiplying tools and vendors.

Strengthened compliance culture

Make safety and compliance part of everyday operations – not isolated tasks – with shared visibility and accountability across your teams.

Whether you’re a global enterprise or a specialized operator, connected platforms empower your teams to focus on outcomes – not administrative overhead.

Ready to Replace Siloed Systems?

The shift to a connected compliance and safety platform isn’t just a technology upgrade – it’s a strategic move toward operational resilience, supercharged efficiency, and maximum regulatory confidence.

Explore how a unified solution can transform your safety and compliance operations and set your team up for sustainable success.

The Comply365 Platform Built for Regulated Industries

At Comply365, we offer a purpose-built, unified platform for aviation, rail, and defense organizations. One that connects operational content, safety, compliance, and training into one intelligent ecosystem.

Explore our solutions:

ContentManager365 – Comply365’s next-generation operational content management solution, enabling organization-wide authoring, publishing, distributing, and viewing of manuals and documents. With CoAuthor in ContentManager365, an AI-powered assistant, teams can automate content improvements, receive smart insights, apply ready-to-merge language revisions, and reduce hours of manual work during regulatory changes, keeping policies and procedures clearer, safer, and always audit-ready.

SafetyManager365 – A comprehensive safety, quality, and risk management system that streamlines proactive safety reporting, risk analysis, trend detection, and compliance workflows. Powered by CoAnalyst, SafetyManager365 includes AI-driven analytics that automate report processing, hazard detection, and trend analysis, delivering deep, actionable insights and accelerating risk mitigation.

TrainingManager365 – A modern training and qualification management solution that helps organizations schedule, track, and manage training and qualifications systematically, ensuring readiness and compliance across your workforce. Enhanced with CoTrainer, an AI-powered assistant, grading and instructor feedback are automated and improved, producing clearer coaching insights, more consistent evaluations, and more personalized, data-driven training experiences.

Together, these components form a single, intelligent ecosystem – uniting operational content, safety, compliance, and training under one trusted platform. This unity removes silos, reduces administrative burden, and delivers real operational value and efficiencies.

Ready to Connect Safety, Compliance, Training, and Operations?

If your organization still relies on fragmented systems for documentation, safety reports, audits, training, and compliance, now is the time to consider a unified platform – one designed specifically for the complex demands of aviation, rail, and defense.

👉 Get in touch to explore how ContentManager365, SafetyManager365, and TrainingManager365 can transform your operations with better compliance, stronger safety, and greater operational agility.

Comply365 Announces Acquisition of MINT

Posted on December 17, 2025 by comply365new - News

Accelerates investment in next-generation training management to create the industry’s first connected, AI-powered platform across operational content, compliance, safety and training management

Beloit, Wis. / Bristol, England / Kiel, Germany – December 17, 2025 – Comply365, LLC (“Comply365”), a leading global provider of operational content, safety and training management solutions for the aviation, rail, defense and space industries, announced today the acquisition of MINT Holding GmbH (“MINT”), a global leader in innovative training management for the aviation industry. The acquisition expands Comply365’s aviation training management expertise while accelerating the company’s mission to deliver a comprehensive, AI-powered platform connecting operations, safety, and training solutions – driving significant efficiencies, cost savings and operational integrity for over 500 customers worldwide. Comply365 is a portfolio company of Insight Partners and Liberty Hall Capital Partners (“Liberty Hall”).

Trusted by leading airlines and aviation training organizations worldwide, MINT combines powerful management of qualification programs, scheduling and training via a digital ecosystem that connects training administrators, instructors and trainees in real time. Together with Comply365’s robust training management capabilities, MINT will serve as a foundational element of TrainingManager365, Comply365’s next-generation, AI-powered training management solution. Leveraging the combined strengths of MINT and Comply365, TrainingManager365 will redefine excellence and efficiency in training management.

Ilia Kostov, CEO of Comply365 stated: “We are thrilled to welcome MINT’s team and customers to Comply365. Combining Comply365 and MINT’s deep domain expertise and innovation, we will unify our market-leading training management capabilities into the next generation, AI-powered solution, TrainingManager365, as well as further strengthen our unified platform, connecting the mission-critical domains of operations, safety and training. Together, we will deliver intelligent, streamlined training operations, positioning Comply365 as the go-to provider for organizations seeking to modernize and optimize their training and compliance processes.”

Jörg Latteier, CEO of MINT Stated: “MINT’s success has been built on a foundation of continued innovation, close customer collaboration and deep aviation industry training expertise – enabling us to transform complex training operations. Our philosophy aligns with Comply365’s customer-centric vision and commitment to harnessing cutting-edge AI for greater efficiencies and exceptional training experiences. We are excited to become part of the Comply365 family and help drive forward their next-generation solution, TrainingManager365. We look forward to delivering even greater value to our collective customers worldwide.”

Henry Frankievich, Managing Director at Insight Partners, said: “The MINT team brings a wealth of training management expertise that complements the Comply365 team and will support efforts in developing the next-generation TrainingManager365 solution. We are excited to combine two market-leading training solutions to provide the combined global customer base with a modernized, AI-powered training management solution.”

James Black, Partner at Liberty Hall, added: “Training management is a key pillar of the Comply365 unified platform vision. We have successfully combined market-leading solutions in operational content management and safety, risk, and audit management – and now, with MINT, we are strategically combining the proven strengths of two market leaders in training management. We look forward to supporting Comply365’s continued growth as it advances its next-generation training solution and integrated platform, delivering even greater value to our growing, global customer base.”

Legal advice to Comply365 was provided by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. MINT shareholders were advised by Brock Müller Ziegenbein and Northwise GmbH.

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About Comply365
Comply365 is a leading provider of Operational Content Management, Safety Management and Training Management in the highly regulated industries of aviation, defense, rail and space. Comply365 provides an AI-powered combination of expertise and products underpinned by unified best practices, empowering its customers to elevate operational excellence, transform safety management and training management, with closer integration of relevant data sets across domains. The Comply365 product portfolio ensures its customers’ crews and assets are always geared for peak operational performance, unlocking financial and operational gains through more streamlined, robust and agile operations. Comply365 is the trusted technology partner of many of the most progressive aviation, defense, rail and space organizations worldwide. For more information, please visit comply365.com.

About MINT Software Systems
MINT Software Systems, headquartered in Kiel, Germany, with offices in the United States, the UAE, and Colombia, provides flexible, enterprise-grade training and resource management solutions for airlines, aviation organizations, and corporate training providers worldwide. Its flagship SaaS platform, MINT TMS, supports all types of training programs – from flight crew, cabin crew, ground, and maintenance training to comprehensive corporate and organizational training needs – while fully accommodating AQP, ATQP, EBT, CBTA, and other modern training methodologies. MINT TMS is designed to meet the training, qualification, and records requirements of regulators such as FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, and authorities around the world, ensuring global compliance without limiting scope. With advanced automation, smart scheduling, and robust records management in one platform, MINT enables organizations to scale training efficiently, stay audit-ready, and operate with confidence. For more information, visit mintsoftwaresystems.com.

About Insight Partners
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of June 30, 2025, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 875 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has a global presence with leadership in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.

About Liberty Hall Capital Partners
Liberty Hall Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry. Liberty Hall’s principals have a 25-plus year history of working together and have led the investment of over $3.0 billion in equity capital in over 30 acquisitions serving multiple segments of the aerospace and defense industry, including the investment of over $1.2 billion in equity capital in over 20 acquisitions since the formation of Liberty Hall. Liberty Hall was founded in July 2011 as the first, and remains the only, private equity firm focused solely on investments in middle market businesses serving the aerospace and defense industry. Liberty Hall executes a proven and repeatable investment strategy designed to transform middle market businesses into larger, more capable and diverse strategic assets. For more information, please visit libertyhallcapital.com.

Comply365 Announces Acquisition of Beams

Posted on August 18, 2025 by comply365new - News

Accelerates AI strategy and development of an industry-first, AI-powered platform across operations, safety, and training management

Beloit, Wis. / Bristol, England / Berlin, Germany – August 18, 2025 – Comply365, LLC (“Comply365”), a leading global provider of operational content, safety and training management solutions for the aviation, rail, defense and space industries, announced today the acquisition of Beams Technology GmbH (“Beams”), a global provider of artificial intelligence (“AI”) for safety risk management within aviation organizations. Beams has pioneered a powerful Safety AI solution for the aviation industry to automate safety data processing and enable proactive, predictive risk management. This acquisition, which represents a significant milestone in Comply365’s AI strategy, accelerates Comply365’s investment in development of an industry-first, AI platform across operations, safety, and training management designed to better serve Comply365’s over 450 worldwide aviation, rail, defense and space customers. Comply365 is a portfolio company of Insight Partners and Liberty Hall Capital Partners (“Liberty Hall”).

The acquisition of Beams will enhance Comply365’s product capabilities, strengthen its service offering and expand its global customer base. AI-driven innovations in operations, safety and training management are at the core of Comply365’s unified platform vision and Beams Safety AI is highly complementary to Comply365’s AI-first strategy. As an existing technology partner to ASQS, a Comply365 company and market leader in Safety, Risk and Compliance Management, Beams has already delivered its flagship safety AI solutions to ASQS customers in a fully integrated manner.

Ilia Kostov, CEO of Comply365 stated: “As an AI-first company, we are embedding AI at the core of our unified platform, enabling significantly smarter and safer operations alongside faster innovation. The acquisition of Beams will further strengthen Comply365’s AI capabilities and accelerate our AI strategy of delivering AI solutions across safety, training and compliance that will unlock significant efficiencies for our customers.”

Alan Sternberg, CEO of Beams, stated: “Beams has become a world leader in providing AI solutions for aviation safety teams, bringing advanced intelligence to safety and risk data analysis. Joining the Comply365 family opens exciting opportunities for Beams to expand into new areas such as compliance and training management, allowing us to deliver even greater value to the combined company’s customer base.”

Henry Frankievich, Managing Director at Insight Partners, said: “The acquisition of Beams further reinforces Comply365’s technology leadership and commitment to modernizing the mission-critical areas of operations, safety, and training management for the highly regulated industries of aviation, rail, defense and space—industries that need greater technology innovation and transformation. Beams’ Safety AI solution will help bridge that technology gap and represents a major milestone in advancing Comply365’s unified platform vision.”

James Black, Partner at Liberty Hall Capital Partners, added: “Over the past 15-plus years, Comply365 has provided innovative and transformative software solutions to the aviation, rail and defense industries. We strongly believe AI provides the next opportunity for operators to realize more efficient and safer operations, and this acquisition demonstrates our willingness to invest in bringing industry and technology leaders together to realize that opportunity.”

Legal advice to Comply365 was provided by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Beams shareholders were advised by GSK Stockmann.

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About Comply365

Comply365 is a leading provider of Operational Content Management, Safety Management and Training Management in the highly regulated industries of aviation, defense, rail and space. Comply365 provides a powerful combination of expertise and products underpinned by unified best practices, empowering its customers to elevate operational excellence, transform safety management and training management, with closer integration of relevant data sets across domains. The Comply365 product portfolio ensures its customers’ crews and assets are always geared for peak operational performance, unlocking financial and operational gains through more streamlined, robust and agile operations. Comply365 is the trusted technology partner of many of the most progressive aviation, defense, rail and space organizations worldwide. For more information, please visit comply365.com.

About Beams

Beams is a cutting-edge insights and artificial intelligence company that helps companies and governments automatically identify, assess, and monitor risks and hazards in critical business environments. The company’s insight platform processes and analyzes millions of operational safety data at scale, employing AI and software to enable faster, more accurate decision-making at both the strategic and operational levels. Beams is incorporated in Germany. For more information, visit www.beams.tech.

About Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of December 31, 2024, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 800 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.

About Liberty Hall

Liberty Hall Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry. Liberty Hall’s principals have a 25-plus year history of working together and have led the investment of $3.0 billion in equity capital in over 30 businesses serving multiple segments of the aerospace and defense industry, including the investment of $1.2 billion in equity capital in over 20 acquisitions since the formation of Liberty Hall. Liberty Hall was founded in July 2011 as the first, and remains the only, private equity firm focused solely on investments in middle market businesses serving the aerospace and defense industry. Liberty Hall executes a proven and repeatable investment strategy designed to transform middle market businesses into larger, more capable and diverse strategic assets. For more information, please visit libertyhallcapital.com.

Comply365 Appoints Dasha Kuksenko as Vice President of Global Sales, Aviation and Defense

Posted on June 13, 2025 by comply365new - News

Strategic addition of seasoned aviation industry professional to further drive Comply365’s growth strategy centered on its unified, mission-critical platform

Beloit, Wis. / Bristol, England / – 13 June, 2025 – Comply365, LLC (“Comply365”), a leading global provider of operational content, training and safety management solutions for the aviation, rail, defense and space industries, today announced the appointment of Dasha Kuksenko as VP Global Sales for Aviation and Defense, to further accelerate the organization’s growth strategy globally in these sectors. Dasha joins Comply365 at a key juncture for the company as it advances the development of an industry-first, connected platform across operations, training, and safety for its 500+ global customer community.

With more than 25 years of experience in aviation and travel technology, Dasha is a proven leader who has partnered with many of the world’s top airlines to drive transformative business and operational technology strategies. Her deep expertise in championing unified platform solutions that deliver high ROI, and operational efficiency will be a powerful asset to Comply365 and its expanding global customer base.

“I am incredibly excited to join the Comply365 team at such a dynamic moment in the company’s journey,” said Dasha Kuksenko. “Comply365’s unified platform will redefine how mission-critical operations, training, and safety are delivered across aviation and defense. I am energized by the opportunity to help scale this innovation globally, especially as we invest in AI to further accelerate efficiency, decision-making, and value for our customers through our unified platform.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Dasha to Comply365 to lead our global growth in the aviation and defense sectors,” said Ilia Kostov, CEO of Comply365. “Her vast industry experience, international perspective, and passion for technology transformation will be instrumental as we expand our footprint and deliver even greater value to our customers through our unified, mission-critical platform.”

In her new role, Dasha will lead the integration of sales capabilities, talent and processes across the various companies that now form part of the Comply365 family following the acquisitions of Qualtero, the AQD team and ASQS. Her truly international background, having lived and worked in Dubai, Singapore, and Australia leading high-performing regional teams, will be instrumental as she builds and scales Comply365’s international sales organization for aviation and defense.

Dasha will be based out of the company’s UK headquarters in Bristol. She holds a Masters in Computer Science, an MBA, and has completed several executive programs at Harvard Business School.

Comply365 Leads Research to Integrate AI into Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) Transformation

Posted on May 29, 2025 by comply365new - News

Beloit, Wis. / Bristol, England Thursday, 29 May 2025 Comply365, LLC (“Comply365”), a leading global provider of operational content, safety and training management solutions for the global aviation industry, today announced a new research initiative focused on how next-generation, AI-powered technologies can transform Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) practices across the aviation industry. This exciting initiative which forms part of the company’s wider AI strategy, reinforces Comply365’s commitment to modernizing Training Management Systems (TMS) and shaping the future of training for its global aviation customer base.

The AI initiative focused on AQP will directly support the evolution of Comply365’s Fox Training Management platform, already trusted by a wide range of airlines in North America and across the globe, for managing complex AQP workflows. By embedding intelligent, data-driven capabilities, this initiative aims to unlock new levels of efficiency, safety, and regulatory confidence in airline training programs.

As a collaborative industry approach, the research will draw on the expertise of Comply365’s Global Advisory Board, comprised of highly experienced Chief Pilots and leaders from across aviation operations and safety, alongside input from current airline customers operating under AQP. Together, these stakeholders will help to shape the research priorities, validate emerging AI approaches, and ensure that outcomes are grounded in operational relevance.

The Compy365 AQP AI initiative is focused on improving key aspects of aviation training management by:

Delivering deeper insights into training effectiveness and performance trends

Reducing manual workloads to improve operational efficiency

Supporting more personalized and adaptive learning experiences

Enhancing transparency and responsiveness in compliance reporting.

Craig Drew of the Comply365 Global Advisory Board and former SVP Air Operations at Southwest Airlines stated “This AI initiative by Comply365 represents a pivotal step forward in aligning AQP with the dynamic demands of modern aviation. By harnessing AI to generate actionable insights and reduce training and operational complexity, we have a real opportunity to elevate training outcomes, enhance safety, and support a more adaptive, performance-driven culture across the aviation industry.”

Ilia Kostov, CEO of Comply365 also stated “We see tremendous opportunity to evolve AQP into a more agile, data-informed framework that not only ensures compliance but also fuels training effectiveness and performance improvements. By integrating AI and automation, we aim to enable our customers to unlock training insights and improvements that traditional systems cannot deliver at the same pace or to the same standard.”

Findings and prototypes developed through the research will be shared with industry through conferences including Compy365’s customer conference, Connections365, and its Customer Advisory Board, reflecting the company’s mission to empower customers with intelligent solutions that deliver significant efficiencies and operational improvements. A first unveiling of the AQP AI initiative will take place at the Connections365 conference in Dallas this coming September.

Comply365’s ongoing investment in AI, including the AQP AI initiative, is part of a wider innovation strategy backed by the company’s world-class investors, Insight Partners and Liberty Hall Capital Partners.

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Comply365 Join Forces with Qatar Airways to Drive Intelligent Operational Excellence Worldwide

Posted on May 21, 2025 by comply365new - News

Beloit, Wis. / Bristol, England / Doha, Qatar – [May 21, 2025] — Comply365, LLC (“Comply365”), a leading global provider of operational content, safety and training management solutions for the global aviation industry, today announced its partnership with Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar and one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, to implement its DocuNet Documentation Management platform.

Qatar Airways, which currently flies to over 170 destinations worldwide through its Doha hub, has selected Comply365’s next-generation Operational Content Management (OCM) solution to elevate its Group-wide approach to centrally managing and delivering structured authoring, compliance management and document distribution.

The partnership will see Qatar Airways implement DocuNet Authoring to unify, streamline and manage company documentation as well as complex documentation from multiple OEMs into a centralized, structured system. This continues the Qatar Airways journey in streamlining documentation processes and ensuring consistency across all divisions and departments – Flight Operations, Engineering, Cabin Services, Ground Services etc., by ensuring all teams, both in the cockpit and on the ground, have access to the most up-to-date documentation where they need it.

Additionally, Qatar Airways will deploy PureIntell by Comply365 to empower its workforce with contextual, actionable data analysis and enhanced decision-making.

“We are constantly striving to enhance our operational capabilities through innovation and technology,” said Mr. Ashish Jain, Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Qatar Airways. “Comply365’s advanced operational content and business intelligence solutions will provide us with a powerful solution to manage and deliver critical operational content seamlessly, supporting safety, compliance, and decision-making throughout Qatar Airways Group.”

“We are proud to welcome Qatar Airways to our global community of progressive airlines,” said Ilia Kostov, CEO of Comply365. “With our next-generation OCM solution, which brings together the industry-leading capabilities of Comply365’s ProAuthor and Vistair’s DocuNet, we look forward to supporting Qatar Airways’ commitment to operational excellence, safety, and superior efficiency.”

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About Qatar Airways

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways won the ‘World’s Best Airline’ for the unprecedented eighth time at the 2024 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. Qatar Airways has been the World’s Best Airline in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024. The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence, also taking home, ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge’, and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’. As leaders in industry innovation and digital adoption, Qatar Airways was also recently voted the ‘World’s Best Airline Website’ by World Travel Tech Awards in 2024.

Qatar Airways currently flies to over 170 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ for 11 consecutive years, as well as ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’ for the third year in a row, as voted by Skytrax. Hamad International Airport has previously been named the ‘World’s Best Airport’ by Skytrax in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Qatar Airways was the first Airline in the Middle East to be certified to the highest level of IATA’s Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme, based on recognised environmental management system principles (such as ISO 14001). As an inaugural signatory to the Buckingham Palace Declaration in March 2016, Qatar Airways became the first airline globally to be certified to the industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation.

Top 5 Essential Features Aviation Companies Look for in Training Management Systems

Posted on May 1, 2025 by comply365new - Blog

Aviation companies operate in a highly regulated, fast-paced environment, where maintaining compliance, efficiency, and a skilled workforce is essential. Relying on manual processes like spreadsheets and various systems to manage training can lead to errors, inefficiencies, and wasted time. A well-designed Training Management System (TMS) is crucial to centralizing and streamlining training, scheduling, communication, and resource management, ensuring smooth operations.

Drawing from our extensive experience as the trusted TMS partner for airlines worldwide, we’ve identified the top five ‘must-have’ features aviation companies prioritize when selecting a Training Management System:

1. Regulatory Compliance and Certification Tracking
A truly modern Training Management System that automates the tracking of employee certifications and licenses, ensuring all requirements are met without oversight. It should also simplify the management of mandatory training programs and offer instant access to records for audits and regulatory reviews, transforming a typically stressful process into a seamless and efficient task.

2. Automation and Scheduling Optimization
Minimizing administrative tasks while ensuring top-quality training is a key priority. A well-crafted training management system should automate essential functions such as scheduling initial and recurrent training, sending reminders, enrolling trainees, and managing certifications. It should also optimize the allocation of resources—like simulators, instructors, and classrooms—reducing downtime and boosting productivity. Advanced scheduling tools take it further, using intelligent algorithms to streamline complex planning based on curriculum needs, resource availability, instructor qualifications, and business rules. Aviation companies can then create alternative schedules and simulate “what-if” scenarios to evaluate options based on specific objectives, such as reducing costs, increasing throughput, or ensuring continuity. With features like rule validation and real-time conflict detection, these advanced systems guarantee optimal training coverage and pilot availability, even during peak times.

3. Data Analytics and Reporting
As aviation companies increasingly rely on data-driven decision-making, analytics and reporting have become essential priorities. Real-time dashboards allow training managers to quickly track progress and performance are key. Detailed metrics reveal areas where training is successful and where improvements are needed, enabling companies to refine programs and address skill gaps proactively. This data-driven insight not only enhances training outcomes but also contributes to better safety and overall readiness.

4. Mobile Accessibility and Blended Learning
Aviation professionals, whether in the air or on the ground, require access to training materials anytime, anywhere. A robust Training Management System should support mobile learning, allowing users to review content, complete assignments, and receive real-time updates on the go. Additionally, blended learning should combine digital modules with hands-on training, offering a more well-rounded learning experience. Instructors can also benefit from mobile grading tools, enabling them to assess performance in real-time, whether in simulators or live exercises, and provide immediate feedback.

5. Scalability and Customization
Airlines are continuously evolving, and their systems must evolve with them. Scalability is essential to ensure that a Training Management System remains a long-term solution rather than a temporary fix. It should offer flexible configurations for various roles and departments—such as pilots, cabin crew, maintenance, and ground staff—ensuring that each team’s needs are met. A robust Training Management System should also provide customizable dashboards and adaptable workflows that can be tailored to specific requirements. Equally important is its ability to integrate with existing operational systems, enabling smooth coordination across departments and data sources.

Conclusion
Ultimately, aviation companies aren’t simply seeking software—they’re looking for a strategic partner that helps them train more efficiently, maintain compliance, and scale with assurance. A modern Training Management System that excels in compliance tracking, scalability, actionable insights, mobile accessibility, and automation can turn training into a competitive advantage, offering the agility and confidence needed throughout every stage of an airline’s growth.

Learn more about Comply365’s advanced Training Management offerings:

Fox Training Management System
Fox enables qualification management, training scheduling, resource management, optimization, situational awareness, training delivery, performance evaluation, learning, and analytics for aviation industry organizations with demanding requirements in one centralized platform.

And

Qualtero Training & Qualification Solution
Qualtero is a state-of-the art training and qualification management system designed to provide a cost-effective and powerful solution that provides ultra-modern UI/UX, qualification management, grading, and advanced built-in analytics.

TAP Air Portugal selects Comply365 to Enhance Compliance and Operational Efficiency

Posted on April 24, 2025 by comply365new - News

Beloit, Wis. / Bristol, England / Tel Aviv, Israel / Lisbon, Portugal – April 24, 2025 – Comply365, LLC, a global leader in operational content, safety, and training management solutions for the aviation industry, is proud to announce that TAP Air Portugal has selected Comply365 as its partner to strengthen its compliance and operational performance. TAP Air Portugal, the national airline of Portugal, operates an average of 2,500 flights per week to 90 destinations across 34 countries. Additionally, Portugália Airlines, a subsidiary of TAP, will also adopt Comply365’s document management and mobile app solution.

TAP Air Portugal needed a proven, enterprise solution to standardize authoring of its operational content and ensure consistency across all their manuals. Through this collaboration, TAP Air Portugal and Portugália Airlines will streamline the management of all their document types, including OEM and company manuals, across authoring, compliance, and control. By utilizing Comply365’s next generation operational content management (OCM) platform, the airlines’ employees will enjoy a modern and intuitive mobile interface that provides secure and easy access to essential documents, available from any device and location, both online and offline.

“We are happy to partner with Comply365 as we continue to elevate our compliance, document management, and operational performance,” said Mário Chaves, COO at TAP Air Portugal. “By leveraging Comply365’s innovative mobile document management platform, we can ensure our teams have secure, seamless access to critical information and maintain the highest standards of efficiency and regulatory compliance. This partnership will empower our employees with the tools and information they need to work more efficiently and effectively, both on the ground and in the air.”

“We are thrilled to welcome TAP Air Portugal and Portugália Airlines to the Comply365 family,” said Ilia Kostov, CEO of Comply365. “With our next generation OCM solution, which brings together the industry-leading capabilities of Comply365’s ProAuthor and Vistair’s DocuNet, we are committed to supporting airlines in their quest for optimum operational performance, and regulatory compliance all while driving significant efficiencies. We look forward to supporting TAP Air Portugal and Portugália Airlines on this journey, delivering a more efficient and streamlined experience for their teams.”

About Comply365

Comply365 is a leading provider of Operational Content Management, Safety Management and Training Management in the highly regulated industries of aviation, defense, rail and space. Comply365 provides a powerful combination of expertise and products underpinned by unified best practices, empowering its customers to elevate operational excellence, transform safety management and training management, with closer integration of relevant data sets across domains. Comply365 product portfolio ensures its customers’ crews and assets are always geared for peak operational performance, unlocking unparalleled financial and operational gains through more streamlined, robust and agile operations. Comply365 is the trusted technology partner of many of the most progressive aviation, defense, rail and aerospace organizations worldwide. For more information, please visit comply365.com.