How to find the perfect aviation consultancy services

The quality of any aviation consulting services can be gauged by checking if they abide by the maxim ‘Bespoke is best’ for all of their activities. If any aviation consultancy services who contradict this should best be avoided for any sort of aviation services requirements. Searching for a perfect consultant is in many ways similar to buying a private jet. Only the right balance between several areas are required for both areas to make everything work properly.

At face value all consultancy services in the aviation world provide the same services like maintenance, repairs of the aircraft and its various parts, inspections to make sure everything is airworthy, hangar rentals and other sorts of concierge and ground services. Where they all differ are in terms of their experience, the size of their teams and their costs. And just like one would check each part of the aircraft before buying, every one of these areas of consulting services needs to be checked before you sign an agreement with them.

The staff experience varies quite widely at not just at the individual level but also at larger companies it varies widely. This makes it all the more important for one to ask for a list of people who would finally be working with them. Just because a company has been around for a long time does not guarantee that they also have the most experienced staff or might be able to put them on to your particular project. 

Also, one needs to be specific in the enquiries about the experience of the staff. For instance, one should find out if they have managed the aircraft that you have and if they have any experience abroad. Such detail will help you in the long run when you have a particular need instead of a generic experience of the staff.

Next ask for the processes through which they carry out any maintenance work. Some companies usually outsource it to any of the local vendors while others have a complete host of in-house staff for it. Larger companies also have an edge on this point as they shall be able to provide better discounts especially if you can provide them with larger volumes of orders. Though one also should keep a sharp lookout on the cost and check if they are not marking up the costs just for their profit.

Spare part discounts might be applicable at some of the larger companies who can afford them, however all companies provide discounts or offers on fuel and insurance. Such offers are another way to drive down the costs of your particular need. It is always a good idea to get a direct quotation from the insurance companies as well as for the fuel so that you may compare them and choose accordingly.

The large company aviation consultancy services might provide better costs but then there are also challenges working with them. If you opt for any of the larger aviation consulting services, it usually is much more difficult to speak directly to the real decision makers. The size of the company can in some cases affect the time taken for a decision to be taken that could reflect in the time needed for the aviation services to be operational thus affecting the bottom line.