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Guides, case studies, and small lessons from groups running real assets together.

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Your Hobby, Not Your Second Job: Meet the Kai Concierge
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Your Hobby, Not Your Second Job: Meet the Kai Concierge

In almost every shared group, one owner quietly becomes the admin. Concierge is our done-for-you service: you send a message, we keep the records straight, and your weekends go back to flying and sailing.

Jul 20, 2026 · 3 min read · Kai Team
Too Busy to Set It Up? We Will Build Your Group for You
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Too Busy to Set It Up? We Will Build Your Group for You

Concierge onboarding: tell us about your group and we build a ready-to-use one for you, owned by you, with the asset, members, and rules already in place. Plus a one-page Fast Setup if you would rather do it yourself.

Jul 17, 2026 · 3 min read · Kai Team
How Cost-Sharing Works in Kai: Two Questions, Not One
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How Cost-Sharing Works in Kai: Two Questions, Not One

Splitting costs in a shared group is really two decisions: how a shared cost is divided, and whether a given expense is shared at all. Here is how the two fit together, with a worked example.

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · Kai Team
Starting a Yacht Group in Kai: The Essential First Steps
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Starting a Yacht Group in Kai: The Essential First Steps

New to running a shared yacht? The minimum to set up in Kai to keep the season fair and the costs clear: your management model, the yacht, how you handle money (a daily rate, or shared costs with refuel-your-own), ownership shares, booking rules, and marine maintenance.

Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read · Kai Team
Starting an Aircraft Group in Kai: The Essential First Steps
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Starting an Aircraft Group in Kai: The Essential First Steps

New to running a shared aircraft? Here are the minimum things to set up in Kai to get a fair, working group flying: your management model, the aircraft and its rate, the billing meter, ownership shares, booking rules, and maintenance.

Jun 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Kai Team
Q2 2026 Update: A Fresh New Look, Fairer Bookings, Online Payments & More
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Q2 2026 Update: A Fresh New Look, Fairer Bookings, Online Payments & More

What's new in Kai this quarter: a full redesign with light and dark mode, a booking waitlist for contested slots, the Flights Map, online payments, smarter expenses, accounting sync, and plenty more.

Jun 21, 2026 · 5 min read · Kai Team
The End of Manually Reconciling Airport Invoices
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The End of Manually Reconciling Airport Invoices

Landing fee invoices and supplier bills used to mean a Saturday morning of retyping PDFs into spreadsheets. Kai's automated invoice parser pulls them apart and ties them back to your flights.

Apr 25, 2026 · 4 min read · Kai Team
Online Payments Are Here
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Online Payments Are Here

Group owners can now connect their Stripe account and let members pay invoices online. Payments go directly to your bank. Kai just handles the flow.

Mar 20, 2026 · 2 min read · Kai Team
Spring 2026 Update: QR Payments, Calendar Sync, Flight Log Import & More
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Spring 2026 Update: QR Payments, Calendar Sync, Flight Log Import & More

A look at what's new in Kai this quarter: SEPA QR payment requests, iCal calendar feeds, KML flight log import, yacht support, consumable tracking, and a referral program that rewards your network.

Mar 11, 2026 · 5 min read · Kai Team
Complete Guide to Setting Up Fair Booking Rules
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Complete Guide to Setting Up Fair Booking Rules

A step-by-step guide to creating booking rules that keep everyone happy in your shared asset arrangement.

Apr 25, 2025 · 7 min read · David Chen
The Complete Guide to Aircraft Maintenance Tracking
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The Complete Guide to Aircraft Maintenance Tracking

Learn how to stay on top of aircraft maintenance schedules, inspections, and compliance requirements with smart tracking systems.

Feb 11, 2025 · 7 min read · Sarah Mitchell
Three Friends, One Car: How We Made Shared Ownership Work
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Three Friends, One Car: How We Made Shared Ownership Work

A real story of how three college friends bought a car together and learned to manage shared ownership without ruining their friendship.

Jan 28, 2025 · 7 min read · Kai Team
How Yacht Clubs and Owners Can Simplify Shared Ownership
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How Yacht Clubs and Owners Can Simplify Shared Ownership

Discover how yacht clubs and co-ownership groups can overcome coordination challenges with proper management tools.

Jan 26, 2025 · 6 min read · Kai Team
How Flying Clubs Can Streamline Operations with Shared Management Tools
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How Flying Clubs Can Streamline Operations with Shared Management Tools

Learn how flying clubs and aircraft co-ownership groups can solve common coordination challenges with the right management platform.

Jan 24, 2025 · 6 min read · Kai Team
Why Data Migration Matters When Choosing Asset Management Software
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Why Data Migration Matters When Choosing Asset Management Software

Stuck with a system that doesn't work? Learn why free data migration is crucial when switching platforms, and how to avoid losing years of booking history, financial records, and member data.

Jan 20, 2025 · 6 min read · Kai Team
5 Best Practices for Aircraft Co-Ownership Success
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5 Best Practices for Aircraft Co-Ownership Success

Learn the essential strategies for successful aircraft co-ownership, from clear agreements to fair scheduling systems.

Jan 18, 2025 · 4 min read · Sarah Mitchell
Introducing Kai: The Smarter Way to Manage Shared Assets
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Introducing Kai: The Smarter Way to Manage Shared Assets

Owning shared assets is full of promise. But the reality often includes juggling schedules, tracking costs, and scrambling to stay on top of maintenance. Discover how Kai simplifies it all.

Jan 15, 2025 · 3 min read · Kai Team
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