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Building a Real-Time Private Aviation Marketplace Platform
Industry
Travel & Hospitality / Private Aviation
Work
Full-Stack Development, Real-Time Data Integration, Mobile App Development
Purpose of the product
The private aviation industry loses millions annually on empty leg flights—aircraft returning to base without passengers. BookEmptyLegs.com needed a platform that could aggregate empty leg inventory from multiple operators in real-time, provide instant search and booking capabilities, and deliver a premium user experience matching luxury clientele expectations.
The customer needed to launch fast to capture market share in a competitive niche while supporting both web and mobile users with time-sensitive inventory.
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Project Description
We embedded engineers directly with the BookEmptyLegs team to build a full-stack marketplace platform from the ground up.
Phase 1: Core Platform (8 weeks) — Built React + TypeScript web application with Vite for performance, implemented real-time flight search with origin/destination, date, and passenger filters, created interactive map visualization showing flight routes.
Phase 2: Booking & Payments (4 weeks) — Order management system with status tracking, subscription-based pricing tiers for premium features, price alert system for specific routes.
Phase 3: Mobile App (6 weeks) — React Native mobile application mirroring web functionality with push notifications for price alerts and booking updates.
Phase 4: Admin & Operations (3 weeks) — Comprehensive admin dashboard with user management, transaction monitoring, and reporting.
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Project results
The Team
Senior Full-Stack Engineers: 2
Mobile Developer: 1 (React Native)
UI/UX Designer: 2
DevOps Engineer: 1 (part-time)
Key Challenges
Real-time inventory sync: Empty leg availability changes by the minute. Implemented WebSocket connections and optimistic UI updates.
Premium UX expectations: Private jet customers expect luxury. Heavy investment in micro-interactions and polished visual design.
Time-to-market pressure: Needed to launch before peak travel season.
Project Details
Duration: 21 weeks
Platforms: Web + iOS + Android
Backend: Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis
Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite
Mobile: React Native
Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, RDS, CloudFront)
Tools & technologies
High-performance real-time architecture with React frontend, Node.js backend, and AWS cloud for instant flight availability and booking.
01 Frontend
React
TypeScript
Vite
Redux Toolkit
MapboxGL
02 Mobile
React Native
Expo
Push Notifications
03 Backend
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Redis
WebSockets
04 Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (ECS, RDS, CloudFront)
Vercel
05 Integrations
Stripe
SendGrid
Twilio SMS
06 DevOps & Tools
GitHub
Linear
Sentry
Datadog
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