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Mach2

Category: AI in Defense / Aerospace

An AI-driven logistics and marketplace platform for the private aviation industry that aggregates 'empty leg' flights and facilitates real-time bidding for air charters. Mach2 was founded in 2021. The company is led by Zaher Deir. Based in London, United Kingdom. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: Undisclosed. Latest round: Rebranding & AI Launch (Mar 2025). Key investors include Zaher Deir (Founder/Angel).

Founded
2021
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Team size
11-50
Total funding
Undisclosed

Value proposition

Maximizes aircraft utilization for operators while providing brokers and flyers with cost-effective, transparent access to private travel, offering savings of up to 90% through automated empty leg discovery.

Products and solutions

AI-Powered Empty Leg Marketplace, Real-time Air Charter Bidding Engine, Intelligent Route Search & Instant Alerts, Direct Broker-to-Operator Communication Suite, Operator Fleet Management Dashboard

Unique value

Pioneered the first real-time bidding system for the private jet market, replacing the traditionally opaque and manual process of phone calls and fragmented emails with a transparent 'bid-to-fly' model.

Target customer

Private jet brokers, aircraft operators (Part 135/91), and high-net-worth individual (HNWI) flyers.

Industries served

Private Aviation, Logistics & Supply Chain, Travel Technology, Artificial Intelligence (SaaS)

Technology advantage

Proprietary AI algorithms that automatically structure and aggregate disparate flight data (from WhatsApp, PDFs, and emails) into a standardized marketplace, combined with a live auction mechanism that ensures market-driven pricing.

How they differentiate

Mach2 differentiates through its proprietary AI-powered aggregator that scrapes unstructured data (WhatsApp, PDFs, and emails) to identify 'empty leg' flights in real-time, combined with a live, anonymous bidding engine that replaces traditional static quoting.

Main competitors

LunaJets, Victor, Jettly, PrivateFly

Key partnerships

Global network of vetted Air Charter Operators, International charter brokerage firms, Aviation industry veterans and logistics technology providers

Notable customers

Global Air Charter Brokers, Vetted Private Jet Operators

Major milestones

Founded in 2021 by aviation veteran Zaher Deir, Launched the world's first real-time air charter bidding platform in April 2022, Introduced the 'Empty Leg Marketplace' in December 2022, Rebranded from AeroBid to Mach2 in March 2025 with the launch of an AI-powered aggregator

Growth metrics

Targeted 5,000 active users by 2023; currently supports a global network of vetted Part 135 and 91 equivalent operators.

Market positioning

Tech-first marketplace disruptor focusing on the 'empty leg' inefficiency in the private aviation sector.

Geographic focus

Global, with primary operations and network strength in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East.

Patents and IP

No registered patents publicly disclosed; relies on proprietary algorithmic matching and trade-secret bidding logic.

About Zaher Deir

Zaher Deir is a private aviation veteran with over 30 years of experience in the sector. He has held high-profile leadership roles across Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Prior to founding Mach2 (formerly AeroBid), he served as the Director of Engineering and Operations for Executive Air Transport of Switzerland and founded SAMCO Aviation in Riyadh. In 2021, he launched AeroBid, the world's first real-time air charter bidding platform, which evolved into Mach2, an AI-powered aggregator for private aviation logistics.

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