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MAINTENANCE
Three Tips to Reduce Your Jet Maintenance Costs Operating an aircraft for the benefit of a company doesn't cost, it pays. At least, it pays if the operation is managed properly. Dave Higdon offers three tips on managing the substantial costs of private jet maintenance. o enjoy the well-documented benefits of Business Aviation, good management of all the sundry costs is paramount. Maintenance forms a significant part of an operating budget and needs to be carefully controlled. When a business jet’s operating costs run into thousands of dollars per hour in variable costs, operators can ill-afford to neglect managing even the most mundane of costs – whether they are variable or fixed. While military planners tell us how many maintenance hours an aircraft faces for every flight hour, civilian operators seldom think of, or plan, in the same stark terms. If they did, their approach to
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the maintenance budget might be more carefully managed. Following, and in no particular order of importance, are three areas you could look to improve the management of your own business jet maintenance budget…
Tip 1: Predictive Maintenance Enhances Preventative Maintenance
Certain preventive maintenance must be conducted throughout an aircraft’s flying career. When diligently followed through to ensure the aircraft’s needs are always met and up-to-date, preventive maintenance can help operators avoid the sticker shock associated with an unplanned www.AVBUYER.com
