Switching to VAROPS
Move your airline without starting over
Your pilots keep their pilot IDs, hours, ranks and flight history. Your staff keep their routes and fleet. Most airlines can move in an evening.
How the move works
- Export from your current system. Download your pilots, ranks, routes, fleet and flight history as CSV files. Whatever the columns are called is fine.
- Create your airline on VAROPS. Set your name, ICAO code, hub and colours. You can try it all before your pilots arrive.
- Import with Switch to VAROPS. In Stratus, pick each file and VAROPS matches the columns for you. Check the preview, fix anything it guessed wrong, and import.
- Invite your pilots. One click emails everyone a link to claim their profile. Pilots whose email matches are offered their profile as soon as they sign in.
- Fly. Pilots install Uplink, book a flight and carry on where they left off. Their new flights add to the hours they brought with them.
What comes across
Pilots
Pilot IDs, names, emails, ranks, hubs, hours, flights, points and join dates, so seniority is kept.
Flight history
Every past flight shows in pilots' logbooks as an imported flight. Hours are never counted twice.
Ranks
Your rank names and the hours, flights and points each one needs.
Routes and fleet
Routes with their fleets, fleet types, aircraft registrations, hubs and airports.
Your brand
Logo, colours, banner and your own public page at varops.net/va/your-airline, plus widgets for your website.
Your community
Posts to your Discord for flights, promotions and NOTAMs, and Discord roles by rank.
Why airlines move
One account for every airline
Pilots sign in once and fly for any airline they belong to. No new password for each one.
Uplink on Windows and Mac
Our flight tracker works with MSFS on Windows and X-Plane on Windows and Mac, and updates itself.
A debrief for every flight
Altitude and speed profiles, the flown route and the final approach, straight from Uplink.
Your data stays yours
Export everything at any time from Stratus, in one file. There's no lock-in.
Clear pricing
Prices are on our pricing page, with a free plan for smaller airlines.
Real people
Write to help@varops.net and someone who runs VAROPS will reply.
Want us to do the move for you?
Send us your exports and we'll bring your airline across and check everything with you before your pilots are invited. What we can move depends on what your current system lets you export.
Email help@varops.netQuestions
Do my pilots have to do anything?
Only claim their profile, using the link we email them or by signing in with the same email. It takes under a minute.
Can we run both systems for a while?
Yes. Set up and test VAROPS while you're still on your old system, then invite pilots when you're ready. You can import pilots and history again before inviting; claimed pilots are never overwritten.
What if my system won't export something?
Import what you can, and email us about the rest. We can often work from other files, such as a spreadsheet of pilots and hours.
Will pilot IDs clash with new joiners?
No. Imported pilot IDs are reserved, and new pilots are numbered after the highest one.