Aircraft Charter & Management

Charter

With over 150 aircraft charter operators having over 500 aircraft in world  alone, it becomes difficult for you to find the right aircraft in the right place at the right time and at the right price. This can only be done by an organization that has a network vast enough to guarantee availability 365 days a year with a response time of less than 6-hours.

At AERO International, we offer you aircraft for the below mentioned flying needs:

  1. Passenger charters (movement of VIPs/CIPs/Dignitaries/ Corporate)
  2. Film shoot and aerial photography
  3. Cargo charters
  4. Air ambulance
  5. Corporate promotions
  6. Election campaigning
  7. Special events such as flower dropping and fly-pasts
  8. Aerial surveys

Why Choose Aero International?

  • Dedicated aircraft sales division providing turn-key solutions and not mere brokerage.
  1. Access to multiple aircraft: Aircraft operations operate only a few specific aircraft which may not always meet your requirement. Our consultants have current market knowledge on various types of aircraft available in that particular location.
  2. Unbiased service providing only the aircraft most suited to the client’s requirement.
  3. With us, you gain easy coordination of complex multiple sectors with numerous operators.
  4. Accurate and reliable travel times are calculated by our trained helicopter and aircraft charter consultants based on the cruise speed of that particular aircraft. Therefore more accurate quotes on time can be negotiated by us with the operator.
  5. More competitive rates.
  6. Single point of contact as against calling different operators each time.
  7. Free of cost consultations and quotes.
  8. Focus on core responsibility by outsourcing this service to the experts in the industry.

Management

Why Choose Aero International?

  1. Dedicated aircraft sales division providing turn-key solutions and not mere brokerage.
  2. Exclusive jet, aircraft, turboprop, new and used helicopter sales divisions comprising of specialists who have flown, maintained or sold the particular category of aircraft.
  3. Placed over 150 aircraft the world over.
  4. Provides new delivery business jets, helicopters and aircraft at competitive prices and time frames.
  5. Through our representative offices around the world, we recommend aircraft after visual check and not leaving it to internet knowledge.
  6. Strong pre-sale and prior induction support.
  7. Offer access to US registration for customizing, parking and ferry.
  8. A team of certified aircraft appraisers.

Aircraft Management

Each client account comprises of the following Advisory / Full-time AERO International team members

Account Manager

  1. Single point of contact for the client.
  2. Analyze, review and ensures compliance for all activities from documentation processing, aircraft customization, acceptance, delivery of aircraft, obtaining necessary clearances for import of aircraft, licenses, crew support services, start of flight operations.

Aviation Advisor

  1. Senior member of the team.
  2. Advises on the various technical, financial, operational aspects of flight operations and entire project.

Operation Manager

  1. Dedicated manager for flight operations.
  2. Ensures smooth functioning of flight operations.
  3. Liaise with local airport / MRO / aviation authorities.
  4. Ensures maximum availability of aircraft.
  5. Ensures avoidance of A.O.G situation.

Purchasing an Aircraft

Pre-purchase

  1. Ownership structure and license:                                                                AERO International helps you decide if you should own on a private or a non-scheduled license or on our company license based on tax implications, VAT, residual value, owner’s nationality, the number of owners and whether to charter or not. All of these factors can have a bearing on both the ownership structure and choice of aircraft registration.

  2. Provide NSOP license for operations.
  3. Charter operations viability in Sri Lanka.

  4. Advise towards enhancing the commercial viability of the project.

  5. Assistance in setting up flight operations, operations office, storage facility.

  6. Marketing of aircraft for charters, increasing commercial utilization.

Post-purchase

  1. Liaison with aircraft manufacturer towards aircraft acceptance/delivery, annual inspection.

  2. Provide technical oversight of aircraft pre-acceptance inspection.

  3. Supervision, coordination and provisioning of logistics support for ferry flight.

  4. Supervision, coordination towards customs clearance, air test.

Operations

  1. Monitoring FDTL, validity of licenses, IR, medical checks, refresher courses, updating of operations documents.

  2. Manage and coordinate complete charter requirements, flight planning, flight dispatching and post flight procedures.
  3. Coordinate with local airport authorities towards obtaining necessary flight and ground clearances.

  4. Coordinate in obtaining flying permits, clearances at airports for landing, take-off and parking at out-of-base stations.

  5. Coordinate payments to base airport, out-of-base airports and verify all trip related costs.

  6. Supervision and effective conduct of ground handling.

  7. Arrange and coordinate in-flight catering and other trip requirements.

Maintenance

  1. Advise towards selection of MRO (Maintenance Repair Overhaul) organization.

  2. Liaise with MRO, local airport authorities, ground handing agency towards commencement, functioning of flight operations.
  3. We do not maintain aircraft. However we work closely with service centers, to offer seamless solutions to the owner.

  4. All costs and charges incurred for maintenance are passed through at cost or paid directly by the owner. Our aircraft type specific maintenance coordinators will support all of your technical needs in connection with a client aircraft.

Aircraft and Passenger Insurance

We are in a unique position to negotiate much lower premiums for the most comprehensive insurance policies with the broadest coverage available for clients.

 

Logistics Support

Spares Support

AERO International knows the best suppliers and payment options to ensure that spares are available at all times and to ensure your aircraft is up in the air.

Catering

Each owner has specific requirements, which is why we will consult his dietary needs. As a standard the aircraft are loaded with cold and hot drinks and snacks. We arrange and charge specific catering as required, at cost.

Cleaning

We employ specialist aircraft cleaners at the home base and as necessary away from the base to ensure that the client’s aircraft is always tidy and presentable.

Air Crew Support

  1. Provide the entire flight crew solutions including pilots, engineers and flight attendants.

  2. Take care of the initial selection process, clearances from DGCA in case of foreign pilots, training, establishing work contracts and managing the finances.
  3. Supervise their ongoing training, monthly finances.

  4. Adhere to the basic minimum requirements with respect to the qualifications set by DGCA, while taking into consideration the client’s requirements regarding their crew.

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