Aircraft Management and Flight Department Design
Tailored solutions to establish and optimize your aviation operations.
Managing your asset and creating an efficient and effective flight department is essential for maximizing the benefits of your aircraft. We have been a student of aviation for close to 60 years. We believe in operating the Embraer aircraft by conforming to safety practices not only established by the Embraer engineers but by proven procedures that have been long established by the airline transport world. I have worked for American Airlines as a pilot for 33 years and the proven safety practices taught and practiced by the airlines can be incorporated into your flight department. Safe is a word that can easily be used to describe your operation but if you don’t understand the DNA of aircraft safety then how can you incorporate it into your flight department?
Aircraft Management Services
Global Aircraft Consulting has been managing the everyday operation of several aircraft for the last 15 years. Unless you have a dedicated staff that understands the efficient management of your aircraft, there will be problems with not only cost control and maintenance requirements but the safety issues that can threaten the very safety of the aircraft and all on board.
Safety Comes First!
How will you run your flight department? What are the procedures that the pilots are expected to follow on a day to day basis? GAC can help you develop a procedural package that will keep you safe and operational in all types of conditions. Are you interested in qualifying for a Platinum Elite status with ARG/US or another safety management company that will make your flight department stand out as one of the safest in the industry? Global Aircraft can lead you through that process.
Incorporating The New Aircraft within Your Company
Let’s go flying! But what are the procedures to insure that the trip will run smoothly. Global Aircraft Consulting can show you proven methods to insure an accurate and safe process for scheduling your flights and introducing the aircraft to the key players that are the heartbeat of the travel department.
Flight Department Design and Management
It’s estimated by industry specialist that the cost to put together a flight department can cost over $100,000 in initial expense. Once the aircraft has been purchased, Global Aircraft Consulting is ready to help with flight department design and an introduction and orientation of the aircraft to the owner and employees that will be using it. We can actually start prior to delivery especially for the first time buyer because they may or may not have a flight department established. GAC will help in all facets of the transition.
There is a multitude of decisions to make and each decision can have either a positive or negative affect on your budget. There are basic questions that need to be answered prior to you acquiring the aircraft. We will help with choosing a home base for the aircraft which could include choosing a safe and convenient airport with a suitable Fixed Base Operation (FBO) to operate from. Typically the FBO will have a hanger to store the aircraft. Is the hanger suitable to house the aircraft? Is the service from the FBO top notch? What companies do you enlist to provide services to your department?
Typically most of this is taken care of by the chief pilot. But do you have one? As a new owner, you most likely do not have the personnel in place to keep track of everything that you need to get started in the flight department business. We will be happy to look at all the details for you. It’s truly not that hard to do if you know how to do it. The biggest challenge is finding a pilot/manager to manage the department. A person with knowledge on how to structure the foundation so that you are set up for success in the very beginning is hard to find. We have been in the business for over 55 years and have seen great methods and some not so great methods to accomplish the safe final product that you need for a successful well managed department.
