Deleting a Company and Asset Transfers
Deleting a company in FSCharter is a permanent and irreversible action. Only users with the proper privileges (such as the company owner or a staff member with the Delete Company permission) can delete a company. If the company has any outstanding loans, the system will prevent deletion or transfer until those loans are fully paid off. When you confirm deletion, you must type the company’s ICAO code to avoid accidental removal. Once a company is deleted, all of its data is removed.
To delete a company, navigate to the company’s settings page and in the Company Settings page under Danger Zone, click Delete Company. You must type your company’s ICAO code to confirm, and then click Delete.
Transferring Assets to Another Company
Instead of simply deleting all your company’s assets, FSCharter offers an option to transfer (merge) them into another company. This effectively closes your company but moves its resources into the chosen target company. All transferred assets become part of the receiving company, and then your original company is deleted. The transfer can only be done if the target company has opted in to receive assets (see below). The types of assets that move include:
Aircraft: You fleet becomes part of the other company's fleet.
Buildings: Service centres or other facilities you owned are reassigned to the target company.
Operations Centres: Your offices are transferred.
Bank Account Balance: Any remaining cash balance in your company’s account is moved over.
Net Worth Assets: Any net-worth items are re-assigned.
All these assets will be owned by the other company after the merge.
However, note an important detail about staff and privileges: transferring assets does not make you (the original company owner) a staff member of the new company. Rhe target company must manually invite you if you want to work there. In other words, you will need to contact the receiving company’s management to be added as staff. All your old roles and privileges in the deleted company are lost, and you get no automatic rights in the other company.
Enabling Asset Transfers (Receiving Company)
Before assets can be transferred into a company, that company must opt in to receive transfers. This is done in the Company Settings page of the target company. Look for the Asset Transfers section. There is a switch labeled “Accept Asset Transfers”. Toggling this on means your company will accept assets from other companies that choose to delete and merge into yours. If this switch is off, FSCharter will prevent any company from transferring assets into you.
To enable transfers: go to the receiving company’s settings and find Accept Asset Transfers. Flip the switch on. (You must have the manage asset transfer settings privilege to do this.) Once enabled, other companies will see your company in their transfer dialog as an available target.
Initiating a Transfer (Deleting Company)
To transfer assets when deleting your company, go to Company Settings and scroll to the Danger Zone. Click Delete Company. In the dialog that appears, there is a “Transfer assets to another company” toggle. Turn this on, then select the target company from the dropdown list. FSCharter will only list companies that currently accept transfers (those with the switch enabled); if none are available, you won’t be able to select a company (and must disable the transfer option).
After selecting the receiving company, continue with the confirmation (typing your ICAO code, etc.). When you click Delete & Transfer Assets, FSCharter will move all the allowed assets into the target company and then delete your company. When the transfer completes, FSCharter will send a notification to the other company informing them that a merge occurred.
Automatic AOC Upgrades
When transferring assets to another company, the system will automatically check if the receiving company's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) is sufficient for the incoming fleet.
If the fleet contains aircraft heavier than the target company's current AOC allows (e.g., transferring a B777 to a company with a Small AOC), the target company's AOC will be automatically upgraded to the required level. The target company will be charged the standard fee for this upgrade as part of the asset transfer.
Deleting a company is irreversible and will wipe out that company’s data. If you want to preserve its assets, choose the transfer option, make sure the receiving company is set up to accept them, and follow the on-screen steps. Always double-check that you have selected the correct target company and that you have confirmed with the proper ICAO code before proceeding, as this action cannot be undone.