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FlightSafety International Training vs Lido Flight Planning

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FlightSafety International Training

Software

Advanced flight crew training and certification

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Lido Flight Planning

Software

Professional airline flight planning solution

From
$40000/year
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: FlightSafety International Training flightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.; Lido Flight Planning pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page
  • They diverge on capability: FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training, Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FlightSafety International Training and Lido Flight Planning actually diverge.

Attributes where FlightSafety International Training and Lido Flight Planning differ
AttributeFlightSafety International TrainingLido Flight Planning
Starting priceOn request$40000/year
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsOn-siteWeb, Windows
Founded19511987

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in FlightSafety International Training

  • Flight training
  • Type ratings
  • Recurrent training
  • Simulator time
  • Certification
  • Airlines
  • Operators
  • Regulatory bodies

Only in Lido Flight Planning

  • Route optimization
  • Fuel planning
  • Performance data
  • Weight & balance
  • Cost calculation
  • Weather services
  • Airline systems
  • Crew systems

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

FlightSafety International Training

  • Type ratingnot Lido Flight Planning
  • Recurrent trainingnot Lido Flight Planning
  • Upgrade trainingnot Lido Flight Planning
  • Initial trainingnot Lido Flight Planning

Lido Flight Planning

  • Generating optimal flight routes and profiles that Air Traffic Control will acceptnot FlightSafety International Training
  • Automating airline flight planning against weather, NOTAMs, AIP, ATM restrictions and ATC chargesnot FlightSafety International Training
  • Supporting pre-operational flight planning from a web applicationnot FlightSafety International Training

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

FlightSafety International Training

  • FlightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.

Lido Flight Planning

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page
  • Pre-operational planning is a separately named application, Lido Flight 4D Pre-Planning, rather than part of the core flight planning product

Pricing, plan by plan

FlightSafety International Training

On request
  • Type Rating TrainingFree
    • Professional training
    • Simulators
    • Certification
  • Recurrent TrainingFree
    • Ongoing training
    • Currency maintenance
    • Checkrides

Lido Flight Planning

$40000/year
  • Standard$40000/year
    • Route planning
    • Performance data
    • Weather integration
  • Enterprise$80000/year
    • Multi-fleet
    • Advanced optimization
    • Custom integration

Which should you pick?

Choose FlightSafety International Training if

  • You need flight training.
  • You work on On-site.
  • You also want type ratings.
FlightSafety International Training review

Choose Lido Flight Planning if

  • You need route optimization.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want fuel planning.
Lido Flight Planning review

Questions people ask

Is FlightSafety International Training or Lido Flight Planning better?
Neither clearly leads. FlightSafety International Training starts at On request and Lido Flight Planning at $40000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FlightSafety International Training or Lido Flight Planning?
FlightSafety International Training starts at On request and Lido Flight Planning at $40000/year.
Does FlightSafety International Training or Lido Flight Planning run on more platforms?
FlightSafety International Training runs on On-site. Lido Flight Planning runs on Web, Windows.
What is FlightSafety International Training best used for?
FlightSafety International Training is most often used for type rating, recurrent training, upgrade training, initial training. Of those, type rating and recurrent training are not what Lido Flight Planning is typically brought in for.
What can FlightSafety International Training do that Lido Flight Planning cannot?
FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training, Type ratings, Recurrent training, Simulator time. Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization, Fuel planning, Performance data, Weight & balance.
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