Picture this. A last-minute business jet booking. The aircraft is ready. The crew is on standby. And the only thing slowing everything down is a bank transfer crawling through legacy payment rails.
That’s the problem ACASS and CoinPayments are trying to solve.
The global aviation services firm is bringing crypto payments into its operations through a new partnership with digital payment gateway CoinPayments, giving charter clients a faster way to move large sums without waiting on traditional banks to catch up.
Introducing our new partnership with ACASS.
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Together, we’ll handle charter requests at speed with seamless transactions and a service built for global clients who move fast.
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Why this move matters
ACASS plans to roll out crypto payments across Europe starting January 2026, beginning with charter clients who will gain access to CoinPayments’ proprietary invoicing system. Behind the scenes, the gateway supports multiple cryptocurrencies, allowing payments to settle far quicker than wire transfers or card-based methods.
For an industry where timing is everything, that speed matters.
Business aviation often involves high-value, time-sensitive transactions. Delays can mean missed flights, rescheduled crews, and unhappy clients. Crypto removes much of that friction.
A shift three decades in the making
Andre Khury, President and CEO of ACASS, framed the partnership as a natural evolution rather than a sudden leap.
He pointed out that ACASS started 30 years ago as a small flight crew staffing company. Today, it’s positioning itself at the edge of modern aviation finance. According to Khury, enabling crypto payments reflects ACASS’s long-term focus on speed, safety, and staying ahead of industry trends, especially as private and business aviation continues to grow while commercial travel plays catch-up.
In short, the clients have changed. Their expectations have too.
CoinPayments doubles down on aviation
For CoinPayments, this isn’t unfamiliar airspace.
The company entered the private aviation sector in May 2025 through a deal with Jetcraft. The ACASS partnership builds on that momentum and signals a deeper push into industries where traditional payments simply move too slowly.
CoinPayments CEO Ali Rafi was blunt about the problem. Bank transfers are a bottleneck, especially for urgent travel needs. Instant digital payments, he argues, are the fix.
And in an industry built around precision and timing, that pitch lands.
The bigger picture
This partnership isn’t about replacing money. It’s about removing friction.
As crypto payments quietly make their way into niche, high-value industries like private aviation, they’re proving something important. The real adoption story isn’t happening at checkout counters. It’s happening where speed, scale, and certainty actually matter.
