> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.airrating.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Flight risk intelligence for smarter booking decisions.

## What is AirRating?

AirRating is a **B2B flight risk intelligence platform** that calculates a Risk Score (0–100) for any flight before booking.

It combines historical flight data, machine learning, live weather, and airport congestion signals to quantify the probability of delay or disruption on a specific route, airline, and date — giving corporate travel teams and OTAs a data-backed signal before committing to a booking.

## How it works

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Risk Score 0–100" icon="gauge">
    A single number that summarizes the delay risk for a given flight (route + airline + date).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Multiple signals" icon="database">
    1M+ real flight records, live weather data, and airport congestion signals.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI explanation" icon="message">
    Plain-language summary of why a flight is risky, generated by AI.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Scoring formula

```
score = 70% statistical model + 30% ML probability × confidence weight
```

* **Statistical model**: Historical delay rate on the exact route + airline combination
* **ML model**: XGBoost trained on 500,000 flights, AUC-ROC 0.64, target P(delay > 30 min)
* **Confidence weight**: `min(1.0, confidence × 2)` — automatically reduces ML weight when historical data is sparse

## Data coverage

| Source             | Detail                                                                     |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Flight records     | 1,068,253 real flights (Dec 2025 – Mar 2026)                               |
| Routes             | 47,773 aggregated routes                                                   |
| Average delay rate | 27.3%                                                                      |
| Delay threshold    | > 30 minutes (IATA standard)                                               |
| European airports  | 47 major airports                                                          |
| Global hubs        | Dubai, New York, Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Istanbul |

## Who is it for?

* **Corporate travel managers** — assess risk before booking business trips
* **Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)** — surface risk scores at checkout
* **Travel Management Companies (TMCs)** — integrate into duty-of-care workflows
* **Insurers** — use risk scores as input for dynamic travel insurance pricing
* **Individual travelers** — book with confidence using data-backed decisions

## Current status

AirRating is in **private beta** as of March 2026. The API is available to early access partners.

<Note>
  The public API is planned post-beta. To request access, join the waitlist at [airrating.io](https://airrating.io).
</Note>