> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.flyhub.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Manage Airline Programs > Contract operating programs that make every flight earn more or cost less, raise the reputation ceiling, and read the airline's sustainability at a glance. # Manage Airline: Programs **Programs** are operating contracts the airline pays for every day. In return, every flight settled while a contract runs earns more or costs less. Programs are also the only way to raise the airline's reputation ceiling above 7. The page also shows what is limiting the airline today, how long the cash lasts, and how much standby pricing is saving. ## Open Programs 1. Open an active airline from **Airlines**. 2. Open its profile and select **Manage airline**. 3. Select **Programs**. Programs follows Finance access. Owners, Managers, and Finance staff normally see it. You need finance permission to contract or end a program. ## Sustainability The top of the page answers whether the airline can carry its commitments. | Item | What it shows | | - | - | | What limits the airline today | The one thing holding the airline back right now, with a button to the page that fixes it. | | Runway | How many days the cash lasts at the current daily net. | | Break-even | Flights per week needed to cover fixed costs, compared with flights actually flown. | | Reputation | Current reputation against its ceiling, and how much programs add to what the market perceives. | | Programs | Total program fees per day, and the next contract to end. | The limit is checked in this order, and the first one that applies is shown: | Limit | When it appears | Suggested action | | - | - | - | | Cash | Cash runs out in less than 30 days at the current pace. | Return idle leases or close routes nobody flies. | | Activity | No settled flights in the last 30 days. | Get pilots flying again. | | Pilots | Flights are below break-even and fewer than 3 pilots flew in 30 days. | Recruit pilots. | | Activity | Flights are below break-even. | Fill the schedules the airline already pays for. | | Fleet | Aircraft average less than one flight a week each. | Return idle leases. | | Network | More than half of the schedules are in standby. | Concentrate frequency on fewer routes. | | Reputation | Reputation is below 4 and no program is running. | Contract catering, crew training, or a campaign. | | Growth | The operation covers its costs. | Reinvest the margin in programs. | The same strip appears on the management [Overview](./manage-overview). ## Program branches The roadmap has six branches. Each level needs the level below it, and higher levels also need real flying behind them. ### Cabin & catering What passengers feel on board. | Level | Effect | Extra requirements | | - | - | - | | 1. Standard service | +4% cabin revenue, +0.3 perceived reputation | None | | 2. Signature service | +8% cabin revenue, +0.6 perceived reputation | 25 settled flights in 90 days | | 3. Premium cabin | +12% cabin revenue, +0.9 perceived reputation | 100 settled flights in 90 days, Crew training level 1 | ### Crew Training and standards. Fewer passenger compensations. | Level | Effect | Extra requirements | | - | - | - | | 1. Recurrent training | −30% compensations | None | | 2. Standards department | −50% compensations | 25 settled flights in 90 days | | 3. Training academy | −70% compensations | 100 settled flights in 90 days, reputation 4 | ### Maintenance Reliability over time. | Level | Effect | Extra requirements | | - | - | - | | 1. Line maintenance | −8% airframe operating cost, −25% unscheduled repairs | None | | 2. Reliability program | −14% airframe operating cost, −40% unscheduled repairs | 3 operating aircraft | | 3. Heavy maintenance partner | −20% airframe operating cost, −50% unscheduled repairs | 6 operating aircraft, 60 settled flights in 90 days | ### Ground operations Your own handling at network stations. | Level | Effect | Extra requirements | | - | - | - | | 1. Hub handling | −6% handling and landing charges | 1 hub | | 2. Network handling | −12% handling and landing charges | 2 hubs, 40 settled flights in 90 days | ### Commercial Marketing campaigns that lift how the market sees the airline. Campaigns run for 30 days only. | Level | Effect | Extra requirements | | - | - | - | | 1. Regional campaign | +0.6 perceived reputation | 1 open route | | 2. National campaign | +1.1 perceived reputation | 25 settled flights in 90 days | | 3. Brand campaign | +1.5 perceived reputation | 80 settled flights in 90 days, Catering level 1 | ### Fuel & risk Negotiated supply. Fuel is the biggest cost line. | Level | Effect | Extra requirements | | - | - | - | | 1. Preferred supplier | −4% fuel price | 2 operating aircraft | | 2. Volume agreement | −8% fuel price | 5 operating aircraft, 40 settled flights in 90 days | Every catering, crew, maintenance, and ground level also raises the reputation ceiling. See [Reputation ceiling](#reputation-ceiling). ## Roadmap states | State | Meaning | | - | - | | Locked | A requirement is missing. The node shows how many. | | Available | Ready to contract. The node shows the price per day. | | Scheduled | Contracted and waiting for its start date. | | Active | Running. The node shows the days left. | | Expiring | 14 days or less left. It can be renewed. | | Included | A lower level covered by a higher active level. | ## Contract a program 1. Select an available level on the roadmap. 2. Review **What it does** and **Requirements**. 3. Choose a contract length of 30, 60, or 90 days. Longer contracts are discounted 4% for 60 days and 8% for 90 days. 4. Review the price per day, the setup fee, the total over the term, and the estimated value per month. 5. Select **Contract and pay**. The setup fee is paid when you sign. The daily fee is charged with the airline's other fixed costs. A contract starts after a short lead time of one to four days, shown in the dialog. The dialog estimates whether the program pays for itself at the airline's current flying. If the fee outweighs the direct return, it says so. Programs that raise the reputation ceiling can still be worth it for the long term. ### Prices Prices scale with the size of the operation and move weekly with the **supplier index**. The dialog shows whether this week's index is high, low, or at par. Signing when the index is low locks the lower price for the whole term. ## Renew, upgrade, or end a contract * **Renew**: opens 14 days before a contract ends. The renewal starts the day after the current contract and has no setup fee. * **Upgrade**: contracting the next level replaces the running contract after the new level's lead time. * **End**: ends the contract tonight. Fees already paid are not refunded. When a contract lapses, its effects stop the same day. The airline keeps the level for 14 days, so it can still contract the next level or renew without starting the ladder again. ## Effects Effects apply to every flight settled while the contract runs. From one branch only the highest active level counts. Effects from different branches stack. * **Cabin revenue** raises passenger revenue on each flight. * **Compensations, repairs, airframe, handling, landing, and fuel** effects lower those costs in the flight settlement. * **Perceived reputation** is added to the reputation the market uses for demand and fares. It does not change the airline's real reputation score. ## Reputation ceiling Airline reputation can rise only up to its ceiling. The base ceiling is **7 out of 10**. Catering, crew training, maintenance, and ground handling levels raise the ceiling while they are active, up to 10. Reaching the top of the reputation scale needs both a strong operating record and investment in programs. ## Standby pricing Routes, stations, and aircraft with no settled flight in 14 days are charged a fraction of their daily cost until the next flight. Nothing needs to be configured. | Commitment | Standby charge | | - | - | | Active schedule | 25% of its daily fee | | Airport or hub (not the home base) | 25% of its daily fee | | Leased aircraft | 40% of its daily lease | The page shows how many schedules, stations, and aircraft are in standby and how much that saves per day. Full charges return with the next flight. ## Empire value **Empire value** measures what the airline has built, not what sits in the bank. It adds up the fleet, the network, reputation weighted by pilots, and active programs. Use it to follow long-term progress when cash is being reinvested. ## In Finance Program fees appear in [Finance](./manage-finance) as an **Operating programs** fixed cost per day, and in the ledger as their own entries. ## Read next * [Virtual Airlines Economy and Ticket Pricing](./economy-and-pricing) * [Airline Reputation and Progression](./reputation-and-progress) * [Manage Airline: Finance](./manage-finance) * [Manage Airline: Overview](./manage-overview) This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.