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Corporate Management Advisory

Management advisory from someone who has run the operation.

Cost control, organisational design, recruiting and vendor selection — advised by people who have made these calls themselves, under audit and against a budget. Engagements are scoped per topic, so you get advice on what you asked about, not a retainer.

Particularly for AOC holders: twenty years of this experience is in business and charter aviation, which is why AOC holders tend to find the conversation unusually short — we already know the constraints. The methods are not aviation-specific, and operators in other industries are welcome to ask.

Areas of advisory

Five areas, each scoped on its own

Cost control

Separate structural cost from avoidable cost, and act on the difference.

  • Line-by-line review of recurring operating cost
  • Benchmarking against comparable organizations
  • A prioritised list of what to cut, renegotiate, or keep

Corporate architecture

Reporting lines and decision rights that match how the organization actually runs.

  • Org structure reviewed against actual decision flow
  • Clear ownership for the calls that matter most to your business
  • Structures that hold up as the organization grows

Team motivation

Retention structures suited to how your teams actually work.

  • Retention risk assessed by role and team
  • Incentive structures that fit real schedules — including shift-based and irregular ones
  • Practical steps, not a generic engagement survey

Recruiting

Hire against criteria that predict performance in the role.

  • Role scorecards built around what the job actually requires
  • Interview structures that reduce hiring by gut feel
  • Support through offer and onboarding

Service & product selection

Evaluate vendors on operational fit, not marketing.

  • Structured vendor evaluation against your requirements
  • Reference checks with organizations who've actually run the system
  • A recommendation you can defend to your board
How it works

Four steps, no surprises

01

Initial conversation

We talk through what's not working. No obligation.

02

Scoping

We agree exactly what's in scope, and what a good outcome looks like.

03

The work

Assessment, recommendations, or hands-on support, depending on scope.

04

Handover

You're left with something your team can run, not a dependency on us.

Get in touch

Tell us what's not working

One conversation is enough to tell you whether we are a fit, and we will tell you if we are not.

We read every enquiry personally and reply within one business day. If we are not a fit, we will tell you.