As your company levels up and earns Skill Points, you can invest them in the Skill Tree to unlock new gameplay features and improve your operations.
Each skill represents a key area of progression — from hiring AI pilots and managing FBOs to accessing advanced job types or boosting efficiency.
💡 XP and reputation determine how fast you level up, while the Skill Tree determines how you grow and specialize your company.
When starting your company at Level 1, you begin with 1 skill point to invest right away — allowing you to unlock your first ability before taking off.
¶ ⚙️ Accessing the Skills Tree
You’ll find the skill tree under:
My Company → Operations Management → Skill Tree
At the top of the screen, your available skill points are displayed.
Each branch is color-coded, representing a different area of expertise.
- 🟨 Finance
- 🟩 FBOs
- 🟦 Flight Operations
- 🟪 Crew & Management
Click on a blue “+” icon to unlock or upgrade a skill.
Each tier requires at least one point in its predecessor.
Once you’ve made your choices:
- ✅ Click Save to confirm
- 🔄 Click Undo to revert changes made since the last save
¶ 🌳 Skill Overview
¶ 💰 Finance
- Bank Loan Agreement — Unlocks access to bank loans
- Better Interest Rates — Lowers loan interest rates by 1–3% per tier
- Negotiate Aircraft Ownership — Reduces ownership costs (3–10%)
- Negotiate Parking Fees — Lowers airport parking fees (5–10%)
- Negotiate Landing Fees — Reduces landing charges (5–10%)
¶ 🏗️ FBOs
- FBOs Agreement — Allows construction of FBOs (adds job slots per tier)
- Workshops Agreement — Enables workshop construction (L1–L2)
- Mechanics Training — Increases maintenance speed (5–20%)
- Fuel Seller Agreement — Allows fuel sales at your FBOs
- Workshop Service Selling — Allows others to use your workshops
- Enhanced Queries — Multiplies FBO job generation (×2 to ×4 per tier)
¶ ✈️ Flight Operations
- Passengers Licence — Enables passenger transport jobs
- Last Minute Jobs — Access to short-deadline jobs
- Medical Jobs — Unlocks medical transport missions
- Dangerous Jobs — Unlocks dangerous cargo missions
¶ 👥 Crew & Management
- Hiring Agreement — Enables hiring of AI crew members
- Training Facilities — Improves training efficiency (5–20%)
- Better Instructors — Reduces AI training time (5–20%)
- Aircraft Use — Slows AI-related aircraft wear (1–3%)
- Fuel Use — Improves AI fuel efficiency (1–3%)
- Better Transportations — Reduces employee travel time (5–20%)
- Better Processes — Boosts company XP gain (1–3%)
¶ 💡 Recommendations
Your path through the tree depends on your play style, but here are some tips:
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🧑✈️ For AI Operations:
Unlock Hiring Agreement early — essential for using copilots or AI crews. -
💸 For High-Paying Jobs:
Follow this chain:
Passengers Licence → Fuel Loading Speed (Tier 1) → Last Minute Jobs → Medical Jobs
Optionally, unlock Cargo Loading Speed → Dangerous Jobs for even more variety. -
🏗️ For FBO & Industry Players:
Prioritize FBOs Agreement and Enhanced Queries (all tiers) to generate your own job network and increase autonomy.
👉 See also: Expanding with FBOs →
💡 Don’t forget to save your skills after investing points — unsaved changes are lost when you close the window.
✅ Once you reach Level 2 (after your first flight), you’ll have 2 skill points to spend —
choose wisely, and shape your company’s future!
¶ 📘 Learn More About Progression
To understand how XP and Reputation are earned and how they influence your level and skill points:
👉 See XP & Reputation Guide →