{"id":5778,"date":"2017-09-04T19:49:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T19:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themenectar.com\/demo\/salient-blog-ultimate\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-11-27T18:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:46:49","slug":"magazine-blog-landing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/story\/","title":{"rendered":"OpsGroup – our story"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”10%” bottom_padding=”10%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”1″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h2″ line_reveal_by_space_text_effect=”default” content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” link_target=”_self” text_content=”Welcome to OPSGROUP!”]\n

If you wish to make an apple<\/h2>\n

pie from scratch, you must first<\/h2>\n

invent the universe.<\/h2>\n[\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1643064942640{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]Welcome to our little group! We’re a membership organization for the people at the pointy end of international flight operations<\/strong>: pilots, flight dispatchers, schedulers, and controllers<\/strong>. If you have a callsign, answer the phone with “Ops”, or know a NOTAM from a NOTOC, then this is for you.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764268475312{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]What happens in OPSGROUP?<\/strong> There are almost 10,000 of us, and every day we share new information on changes and risks that members have reported. Members get a simple little Daily Brief<\/strong>, live Ops Alerts<\/strong>, and all kinds of awesome tools<\/strong><\/a> to help navigate the jungle of international ops.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”60″ text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-left” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default”][nectar_image_with_hotspots image=”6510″ preview=”https:\/\/ops.group\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OPG-park-1.png” color_1=”Extra-Color-1″ hotspot_icon=”numerical” tooltip=”hover” tooltip_shadow=”none”][nectar_hotspot left=”88.16164495114006%” top=”85.15879478827361%” position=”top”]Hurricane approaching the Bahamas – reroute your flight.[\/nectar_hotspot][nectar_hotspot left=”20.843512486427795%” top=”7.563110749185668%” position=”bottom”]No fuel at your tech stop in Kazakhstan! [\/nectar_hotspot][nectar_hotspot left=”81.86753528773073%” top=”56.792888165038%” position=”top”]New rules on the North Atlantic! [\/nectar_hotspot][nectar_hotspot left=”9.98914%” top=”78.0882%” position=”right”]New airspace risk in Somalia … avoid[\/nectar_hotspot][\/nectar_image_with_hotspots][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left-right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text]What’s behind the electrified fence?<\/strong> Your worst nightmares. New rules you didn’t know about. 100 page rule documents. Risky overflight countries. Ramp checks. CAA inspectors. Unscrupulous handlers. An overnight at the Holiday Inn Teterboro. You get the picture.<\/p>\n

But with the right mindset, the flight ops jungle can also be an adventure <\/strong>– so we like doing things with a little humour and fun. We host regular Ops Chats<\/strong>, where the group discusses what’s happening this week. In Slack<\/strong>, you can ask questions or get help with that weird permit, or see if anyone else understands the latest Russian AIP change. Safe Airspace<\/strong> will show you which routes and countries to currently avoid.<\/p>\n

The list of member tools is long: Permit Helper<\/strong>, Route Report & Map<\/strong>, personal Dashboard<\/strong>, George<\/strong> the Ops Bot. When the feds make life tough, we simplify the rules. We write very simple guides for members, like “My First North Atlantic Flight is Tomorrow<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

We would love to welcome you:\u00a0 Apply for OPSGROUP membership today<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” bottom_padding=”4%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][recent_posts style=”multiple_large_featured” large_featured_padding=”14%” mlf_navigation_location=”bottom” button_color=”extra-color-gradient-1″ button_arrow_style=”default” load_in_animation=”none” large_featured_content_max_width=”default” bg_overlay=”solid_color” large_featured_heading_tag=”default” category=”opsgroup” multiple_large_featured_num=”4″ order=”DESC” orderby=”date” auto_rotate=”9000″ image_loading=”default” blog_remove_post_date=”true” blog_remove_post_author=”true” blog_remove_post_comment_number=”true” blog_remove_post_nectar_love=”true”]\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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Our mission:<\/em><\/h3>\n

Make aviation human-friendly for us all.<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][nectar_highlighted_text color_type=”regular” style=”full_text” highlight_expansion=”default”]Aviation is slipping into a void, where the system is more powerful than the humans that run it, and has left our needs behind. 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The route you\u2019re flying today is the one I will fly tomorrow. So, tell me what you know, and I\u2019ll do the same for you.<\/p>\n

MH17 showed us that a handful of airlines knew the risk in Ukraine, but there was no mechanism to share that information.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s not commercial info, then you should be telling others about risks and dangers you come across.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1552297626605{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]\n

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In OpsGroup, we built Airport Spy<\/strong> for airport reports, and SafeAirspace<\/strong> for airspace and country risks.<\/p>\n

We also have OpsFox<\/strong> \u2013 our secret spy network, so you can report anonymously.<\/p>\n

Share radically. Hide nothing, hold nothing back. The internet is not about information. It\u2019s about collaboration. When we learn to share fully, we become greater than our own little piece of the puzzle.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][tab icon_family=”iconsmind” title=”Don’t click this one” id=”1699605152995-8″ icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-No-Flash” tab_id=”1699605152996-7″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Good.
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IT\u2019S NOT EASY, standing up to the system. But that\u2019s what OpsGroup does. We do it for you \u2013 the human behind the machine. Doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a controller, a pilot, a dispatcher, an engineer, a manager …<\/p>\n

Sometimes, we have to REBEL.<\/p>\n

Courage. Standing up for what is right, and what makes things better for all of us.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1552297545113{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]\u201cRebels are not troublemakers<\/strong>. They’re not outcasts. Rebels are people who break rules that should be broken. They break rules that hold them and others back, and their way of rule- breaking is constructive rather than destructive. It creates positive change.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][tab icon_family=”iconsmind” title=”Be professional!” id=”1699605153094-6″ icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Suit” tab_id=”1699605153095-8″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”5\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Be who you are and say what you want, for those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left|line_height:50px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1552775593101{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]\n

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Real people. More to the point: people, not professionals.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe professional<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 we hear that a lot in aviation. Sometimes that means \u201cDo the best work you can\u201d, and that\u2019s a good thing. Mostly though, it means: wear a suit and tie, wear a uniform with nice stripes, put the company first, don\u2019t admit mistakes, know all the things you should. Wow, tough job.<\/p>\n

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In Opsgroup, we connect as people, not professionals. Real connection comes through vulnerability, not glossy company photos.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing smart about this. It\u2019s not a clever new concept.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the opposite.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the oldest, deepest thing there is \u2013 humans connecting with each other, to take care of each other.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”6%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”allthethings” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=”h3″ style=”hinge-drop” color=”Extra-Color-1″ text=”All the things”][vc_column_text]\n

Membership of Opsgroup means giving and receiving.<\/h4>\n

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