Your aircraft. Professionally managed. Entirely yours.
Pilot-led Part 91 management for turbine singles, turboprops, VLJs and light jets. One accountable point of contact for maintenance planning, records, budgeting, vendors, crew coordination and ownership logistics.
A private flight department without building one yourself.
Aircraft ownership should create freedom — not another operation for you to run. Kitchen Aircraft Management handles the details that determine whether your aircraft is organized, supported and ready when you need it.
You receive direct access to the person managing your aircraft, clear visibility into its status and a forward-looking plan for upcoming decisions and expenses.
Built for turbine and light-jet ownership.
Kitchen Aircraft Management is designed primarily for privately operated turbine aircraft that deserve professional management but may not require the infrastructure or charter focus of a large national operator.
Professional management for high-performance single-engine turbine aircraft operated by owners or professional crews.
Management support for privately operated business turboprops with more involved maintenance, crew and operating requirements.
Part 91 management for very light jets operated privately by owners or small flight departments.
Management for light business jets in single- or two-pilot configurations.
Midsize and large-cabin operations.
Kitchen Aircraft Management may also accept select midsize and large-cabin aircraft based on the aircraft, mission, home base, utilization, crew requirements and required support structure.
More complex operations are evaluated individually. When specialized maintenance leadership, cabin crew, international support or expanded coverage is required, the appropriate resources must be established before management responsibility is accepted.
One accountable management contact.
Every management plan is built around six fundamentals: aircraft status, maintenance planning, records, financial visibility, crew readiness and owner reporting.
Maintenance Oversight
Inspection forecasting, maintenance scheduling, shop coordination, proposal review, maintenance-program administration and response coordination during unscheduled events.
Records and Documentation
Maintenance-status tracking, records organization, document control, recurring program reporting and coordination of aircraft subscriptions.
Financial Management
Annual operating budgets, invoice review, expense reporting, maintenance forecasting and clear visibility into upcoming ownership costs.
Crew Coordination
Pilot sourcing, qualification review, training and currency tracking, scheduling and development of backup-pilot coverage.
Trip Support
Coordination of fuel, FBOs, catering, ground transportation and related trip logistics when included in the selected management plan.
Owner Reporting
A clear summary of aircraft status, upcoming maintenance, operating expenses, open decisions and recommended next steps.
We represent the aircraft owner.
Many management companies are structured around charter utilization. Kitchen Aircraft Management is different.
We focus exclusively on private Part 91 operations. We have no charter sales department and no incentive to generate unnecessary hours or cycles on your aircraft.
Every recommendation begins with the owner's mission, availability requirements, operating budget and long-term interests.
Your aircraft is not charter inventory. It is your aircraft.
Principal-led and intentionally limited.
Kitchen Aircraft Management maintains an intentionally limited portfolio so each owner receives direct access and aircraft-specific attention.
You are not handed from department to department. Your primary management contact knows the aircraft, the records, the maintenance calendar, the vendors and the open decisions.
As additional coverage is required, the operation is supported by qualified pilots, maintenance providers and aviation specialists selected for the aircraft and mission.
Always know where your aircraft stands.
An aircraft owner should be able to answer five questions.
- 01Is the aircraft available?
- 02What is coming due?
- 03What decisions are currently open?
- 04What is the next 90 days expected to cost?
- 05Who is handling each item?
Kitchen Aircraft Management exists to keep those answers clear.
Management and pilot services.
Aircraft management and pilot services are separate engagements.
Kitchen Aircraft Management can recruit, coordinate and schedule pilots who meet aircraft, training and insurance requirements. Pilot compensation, training, travel, benefits, per diem and related crew expenses are separate from the management retainer.
When appropriately qualified, accepted by the insurer and independently selected by the owner or lessee, Nick Kitchen may also provide contract pilot services under a separate agreement and invoice.
The aircraft owner or applicable lessee retains operational control of its Part 91 flights. The pilot in command retains the authority and responsibility assigned to the PIC by applicable regulations.
Part 91 management plans.
The right level of support depends on the aircraft, utilization, records condition, crew structure and owner expectations. Final pricing is confirmed after an initial management consultation.
Aircraft Oversight
For owners and existing flight departments already handling their own pilots — whether in-house or through contract crew — who want professional oversight of the aircraft.
Full Part 91 Management
For owners who want one accountable point of contact for the aircraft and the day-to-day ownership operation.
Private Flight Department
For higher-utilization, two-pilot or more complex operations requiring expanded crew, financial and operational coordination.
New management engagements may require a one-time onboarding fee starting at $2,500, depending on aircraft complexity, records condition and required setup.
What the management retainer does not include.
The management retainer covers the management labor, coordination, reporting and administrative services defined in the management agreement.
Aircraft ownership and direct operating expenses remain separate and visible. These may include:
- ·Fuel
- ·Hangar
- ·Maintenance labor and parts
- ·Engine and airframe programs
- ·Insurance premiums
- ·Pilot salaries or contract rates
- ·Pilot training
- ·Pilot travel, hotels and per diem
- ·Aircraft and navigation subscriptions
- ·Catering
- ·Ground transportation
- ·Legal, tax and accounting services
Kitchen Aircraft Management uses transparent billing with disclosed fees and clearly identified pass-through expenses.