How Clay Lacy’s Corporate Aircraft Management Services Ease Ownership
Clay Lacy’s corporate aircraft management services provide you with the ultimate freedom with your aircraft. We handle every aspect of its operation, allowing you to focus on other important matters. Through our scale and mission-specific strategies, our clients save an average of 15% – and up to 20% – annually when compared to the cost of operating and maintaining their aircraft individually.
Here are some of the ways we bring time, value, security and joy to the aircraft ownership experience.
Aircraft Crew Management
Let Clay Lacy handle the hiring, training, scheduling and payroll for the experienced flight crew members operating your aircraft. Our multi-step recruiting, vetting and interview process ensures the best experience and fit with your aircraft, while our FAA-recognized training curricula and industry-leading safety compliance programs ensure optimal performance of every flight. Our pilot hiring standards far exceed FAA minimums, with at least 3,500 total flight hours required for captains.
Maintenance Management
Clay Lacy’s comprehensive maintenance oversight and advisory services enhance the safety and performance of your asset. In addition to nearly 60 years of experience and FAA Part 145 repair stations on East and West coasts, our trusted global network of OEMs and third-party maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers expertly coordinate all required aircraft maintenance and inspections. Additionally, our dedicated Operational Control Center (OCC) and 24/7 AOG Mobile Response Teams can quickly respond to aircraft on ground (AOG) incidents to promptly return your aircraft to where it belongs: in the air!
SMS and Risk Mitigation
Clay Lacy is an FAA-recognized safety leader and at the forefront of all private aircraft management services. Our safety management system (SMS), validated by the FAA to be in the top 2% of Part 135 operators, provides our pilots, aircraft maintenance team and others with a comprehensive, organized way to proactively identify risks and take actions to mitigate them before becoming more significant threats to operational safety. That’s one reason why independent audit organizations including WYVERN, ARGUS International and IS-BAO rank us the highest within the industry.
Fuel Procurement and Fleet-Savings Programs
Clay Lacy is focused on cost savings and operational efficiency. With 160 aircraft under our expert corporate jet management, we’re able to leverage the power of this large fleet to purchase fuel at lower prices than what’s possible for individual owners.
Volume fuel procurement allows us to pass along savings of as much as 20% or more to owners, in one of the largest operating expense categories of an aircraft. Our in-house VP Procurement monitors trends and global fuel prices, watching for outliers and price gouging, and ensuring our flight operations teams are securing you the best prices from our network of preferred fuel suppliers and FBOs. Optimal fuel purchasing strategies are also incorporated to the trip planning to ensure the most efficient fuel consumption.
Insurance Solutions
Further reducing operating costs where it counts, Clay Lacy’s large private jet management fleet means lower insurance premium rates and optimized coverage options. When our aircraft management specialists place your aircraft within our fleet, they can provide you with significant rate savings compared to individual owner policies while providing superior coverage to protect you and your asset against financial, damage and injury losses.
Transparent Financials
Clay Lacy provides owners with detailed invoicing for every itinerary and expense associated with your aircraft, along with an annual operating budget derived from real-world operating costs and in consideration of anticipated annual utilization and accounts for planned capital improvements, large maintenance events and significant changes in the use mix on the aircraft. Our secure LACY online ownership portal also gives aircraft owners and their teams the information they need to view a clear picture of their aircraft.
Ready to learn more about our fleet management services? Discuss your options today with our team of aircraft management experts.
