OnAir Company works with MSFS 2024 on PC. Learn how its separate airline career, economy and flight tracking work, plus key setup fixes.
OnAir Company is a subscription-based external airline career and economy service that tracks flights, jobs, aircraft and finances through a PC companion client. It works with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PC, but it does not plug into or share progress with the simulator's built-in Career Mode.
What does OnAir Company add to MSFS 2024?
OnAir adds a persistent company-management layer around flights made in MSFS 2024. Instead of selecting a native Career Mode mission, you obtain work through OnAir and then operate the flight in the simulator, normally using Free Flight.
- Accept passenger and cargo jobs with deadlines, payloads and destinations.
- Rent, purchase and manage aircraft within OnAir's economy.
- Track company finances, aircraft usage and completed flights.
- Build progression that continues between simulator sessions.
OnAir does not replace the simulator's weather, ATC, navigation or aircraft systems. MSFS handles the flying while the companion client reads the relevant telemetry and validates the job. An OnAir account, an active subscription and an internet connection are required.
Does OnAir connect to MSFS 2024 Career Mode?
No, OnAir and the built-in MSFS 2024 Career Mode are separate systems with separate aircraft, jobs, companies and currencies.
| Feature | OnAir Company | MSFS 2024 Career Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Mission selection | Selected in the OnAir client | Selected inside MSFS 2024 |
| Usual flight mode | Free Flight | Career Mode mission |
| Progress storage | OnAir account and company | Microsoft Flight Simulator profile |
| Aircraft ownership | Managed in OnAir's economy | Managed by native Career Mode |
| Supported flying platform | Windows PC flight tracking | PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 |
Completing an OnAir job does not award native Career Mode credits or progression, and a native mission does not automatically complete an OnAir contract. Our explanation of how native MSFS 2024 licences, missions and company progression work covers the Microsoft system in more detail. This separation also explains why external companion apps do not become native Career Mode mods.
How do I use OnAir Company with MSFS 2024?
The reliable workflow is to dispatch the job in OnAir, reproduce that flight accurately in MSFS 2024 Free Flight, and confirm tracking before moving.
- Install and update the client. Run the OnAir desktop application on the Windows PC used for MSFS 2024 and sign in to your company.
- Select an aircraft and job. Check payload, range, airport suitability and deadline before accepting the work.
- Prepare Free Flight. Load the corresponding aircraft at the specified departure airport. A nearby airport or visually similar aircraft is not necessarily acceptable.
- Set fuel and payload. Keep the aircraft within both OnAir's limits and the actual model's weight restrictions. Avoid changing the load after dispatch unless OnAir's instructions permit it.
- Start the tracked flight. Confirm that the client reports a simulator connection before taxiing or taking off.
- Finish the flight properly. Park at the destination, apply the parking brake, shut down as required and wait for OnAir to validate the arrival before closing either application.
Do not switch aircraft, teleport, use slew or add fuel in flight. Depending on the selected world and its realism rules, those actions can produce warnings, penalties or an invalid flight.
Does OnAir work with MSFS 2024 on Xbox or PS5?
OnAir's live MSFS 2024 flight tracking is effectively a PC-only feature because its Windows companion client needs access to simulator telemetry.
Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 cannot run that desktop connector, so console flights cannot use the normal tracked OnAir workflow. Access to an OnAir account on another device does not provide the missing live connection to the console simulator.
Can OnAir track add-on aircraft in MSFS 2024?
OnAir can track many default and third-party aircraft, provided the aircraft loaded in MSFS corresponds to a suitable type or definition in OnAir.
The variant matters more than the livery. Two models may look similar while having different empty weights, fuel capacities, payload limits or performance, so choosing the nearest-looking entry can make a valid job impossible to load. If a newly released aircraft is not recognised correctly, use a supported aircraft definition or another supported model rather than forcing an inaccurate match.
Why is OnAir not detecting or completing my flight?
Most OnAir connection failures come from launching in the wrong order, using mismatched aircraft data or leaving the airport before tracking is confirmed.
- No simulator connection: Load into the cockpit, restart the OnAir client, allow it through the Windows firewall and run both applications at the same permission level.
- Flight will not start: Verify the departure airport, selected aircraft, job assignment, fuel and payload. Being on the correct airfield but outside its recognised area can still cause a position mismatch.
- Aircraft mismatch: Confirm that the exact variant in MSFS matches the aircraft dispatched by OnAir. Do not change models after starting the flight.
- Payload or fuel disagreement: Check whether MSFS 2024's loading interface or EFB has overwritten the dispatched values.
- Arrival is not recognised: Stop within the destination airport area, set the parking brake and shut down the engines. Wait for validation before returning to the main menu.
- Flight is penalised or rejected: Review the selected world's restrictions on slew, simulation rate, refuelling and assistance options.
Should I use OnAir or the built-in Career Mode?
Choose OnAir if you want a separate airline-management economy, persistent company operations and externally dispatched flights. Choose the built-in mode if you prefer integrated licences, guided missions, native aircraft ownership or console support.
They can coexist on the same PC, but their progression never merges. Our comparison of MSFS 2024 career add-ons explains where OnAir fits among the other external career options.