Technology spend is one of business aviation's largest line items. And that's just the number on the invoice — it doesn't account for the wasted time and inefficiency hiding underneath.
Your dispatch team has a spreadsheet they're not supposed to need.
Finance is pulling data from three systems to close the books.
Every vendor you call takes 45 minutes to understand your operation.
The technology works — technically. But nobody owns it. Nobody's looking at the whole picture. And the people doing the actual work have built workarounds for the workarounds.
Here's what we do about it.
The Playbook
Application Discovery
Application Discovery
You're probably using more software than you realize. Most operators think they have 15-20 applications. The actual number can easily surpass 100 — and that's before we count the shadow IT that individual departments signed up for with a credit card.
- Full inventory of every application, vendor, and contract
- Who uses what, what it costs, and whether it earns its keep
- Shadow IT and duplicate tools surfaced
Rationalize & Optimize
Rationalize & Optimize
Once we know what you have, we figure out what you actually need. This isn't our priority list — it's yours. We sit down with your ops team, finance, dispatchers, and ask: what's working, what's not, what do you wish you had? Then we rationalize. Duplicate tools get consolidated. Expensive licenses get renegotiated or replaced.
- Vendor contracts renegotiated based on actual usage
- Redundant software eliminated
- Manual processes flagged for automation
Technology Strategy & Roadmap
Technology Strategy & Roadmap
Discovery and optimization give you quick wins. The roadmap gives you direction. A 3-year plan tied to your business goals — not a generic IT framework, but a practical sequence of what to build, what to buy, and what to retire. This includes your AI strategy. Not "AI for everything" — tasteful implementation where it actually makes sense.
- 3-year roadmap aligned to business priorities
- AI strategy with specific, practical use cases
- Clear build-vs-buy decisions for every gap
Build & Execute
Build & Execute
We don't hand you a roadmap and walk away. We build what's on it. Custom integrations, automations, dashboards. Using modern AI development tools, we ship in days what traditional consultancies take months to quote. The goal: give your ops teams, HR, and finance back hundreds of hours a week they're currently spending on manual work that software should be handling.
- Custom solutions replacing expensive subscriptions
- System integrations connecting your operations
- Hundreds of hours saved weekly across your teams
Ongoing Partnership
Ongoing Partnership
Technology doesn't stand still, and neither do we. Continuous optimization, regular vendor reviews, and strategic guidance as your operation evolves. Month-to-month — you stay because we deliver value, not because you're locked in.
- Monthly technology steering committee
- Evolving roadmap as your business grows
- New AI opportunities identified and implemented
Why Fractional
You need a CTO. You just don't need a full-time one.
Full-time CTO annual cost
- 6-month hiring cycle
- Benefits, equity, severance risk
- May not know aviation
A fraction of the cost
- Start immediately, month-to-month
- No headhunter fees or equity dilution
- Deep Part 135/121/CARs expertise built in
The aviation industry already figured this out for aircraft. Fractional ownership under Part 91 Subpart K works because you get the capability without the full cost of ownership. Same principle applies to technology leadership. Most Part 135 and 121 operators don't have the budget for a full-time CTO. Part 91 operators definitely don't — they barely have IT. (Same goes for our Canadian friends running under CARs Subpart 604 — we see you.)
AI That Actually Works
Everyone's talking about AI. Most of it is noise. Here's what we've actually built.
AI Quoting Bots
Front line for charter companies — handling inquiries, pulling availability, producing quotes that used to take a sales coordinator 30 minutes each.
AI Operations Assistants
Replace dozens of pages of reporting scattered across five different apps — your ops team gets a single conversation instead of a dashboard graveyard.
Real-Time Trip Cost
Finance gets visibility into fuel, handling, and crew costs as they happen — not two weeks after the books close.
We don't bolt AI onto your existing problems. We look at where your people are spending time on work that a machine should be doing — then we build something specific.
The difference between tasteful AI and the hype: we start with the problem, not the technology. If the answer isn't AI, we'll tell you.
Who This Is For
This isn't for you if...
- You need someone to reset passwords and manage printers
- You want a 200-page strategy document and no execution
- You're satisfied with how things work today
This is for you if...
- You know your technology is holding your operation back
- Your team is spending more time on workarounds than actual work
- You want a partner who builds — not a consultant who advises