Aviation As A Service

Maintenance Management Service

Do you find keeping up with airworthiness requirements to be confusing and time consuming? Do you ever wonder if you are overpaying for maintenance? Is it difficult to manage all of your subscriptions and services? Are you worried that any or all of this will impact your aircraft’s value? Have you every wished for dedicated maintenance staff but lacked the requisite budget? Are you operating under Part 91? If you answered yes to these questions Maintenance Management Service (MMS) provided by Thoroughbred Aviation, LLC.® is your solution to all of this and more.

It has been said that approximately 70% of business aircraft operations do not have dedicated maintenance personnel. With longer intervals between scheduled maintenance, and a looming shortage of qualified technical personnel, many aircraft owners and operators are left without adequate technical resources. This places a higher work load on the pilots and leaves all parties vulnerable for regulatory and financial risk.

Our MMS program is fully customizable to your specific facts and circumstances. Unlike similar programs offered by aircraft manufacturers and third party service providers, our program is 100% independent. This means you have peace of mind that we are holding your best interest in mind with zero biases. Further, our fleet pricing only benefits you, the owner, as we pass along 100% of the savings to you with no mark-ups — ever. This allows you to focus on your business and where you want to go, your crew to focus on getting you there, and us to make sure your aircraft stays up to date with its maintenance program.

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Click the button below to download our brochure that contains more information on MMS benefits, program levels, and what to do next to start having peace of mind and saving money today!

MMS Brochure

Maintenance Management Service FAQs

Who is MMS designed to support?

MMS leverages decades of actual DOM expertise designed to support aircraft operated under FAA Part 91 rules flying 400 hours or less annually who do not have dedicated maintenance personnel.

How is MMS different from other management companies?

Many of our customers prefer the flexibility of in-house flight operations; however, often lack necessary expertise and budget to manage operational aspects, business aspects, and maintenance aspects that comprise a flight department. In the past, the only alternative was contracting with a full service management firm that may not suit specific needs of individual owners. MMS allows for a hybrid approach for your flight operation. With MMS owners employ flight crew who are charged with operational aspects of the flight department, and leverage our experts to assist in managing the maintenance program and supporting the business of the flight department as needed. Remember, MMS is totally customizable to each operations particular set of facts and circumstances.

Do you have scheduling and/or dispatch services?

Yes! Our partners at L/D Aviation provide on demand scheduling and dispatch services that work seamlessly with MMS. For more information contact Lindsay at Lindsay@LDAviation.net

Does MMS also support charter customers?

No, we only support Part 91 operations. One of the reasons some non-charter owners chose to leave other management companies is they do not feel as they get the same level of support as the Part 135 charter aircraft. Other times owners of Part 91 operated aircraft are subjected to the requirements of the management companies Part 135 program which drives decreased flexibility and increased costs.

How does initial enrollment work?

Initial enrollment includes a full audit and digitalization of aircraft maintenance records as well as a full audit and if needed migration of your maintenance tracking program. The audit is for conformance to regulatory and manufacturer requirements. Any discrepancies identified during this process are documented, a recommended corrective action plan developed, and monitored through completion.

Are electronic maintenance records even legal?

Our company Founder is regarded as one of the original industry pioneers in the electronic signature and record keeping space, and was one of the authors for the current FAA Advisory Circular AC120-78A.

Explain how MMS is priced.

Several factors go into developing your customized MMS proposal to include an estimation of annual flight hours, age, cabin class, level of service desired, etc.

Is the service worth the cost?

We want you to be the judge of that. Our decades of experience managing business aviation assets and volume discounts for services ensures our owners and operators realize significant savings. In almost every case we are able to save our customers more than they spend for our services.