In the September edition of AvBuyer, ALTEA Partner Robin Dunlop speaks to Gerrard Cowan about how jet owners can budget for maintenance when their aircraft isn’t enrolled on a maintenance programme.

“Any forecast should include both calendar-driven and utilisation-driven events, estimated labour input, expected material costs and reasonable assumptions around shop findings. It should also distinguish between routine line maintenance, scheduled inspections, unscheduled events and major shop visits.”

“In ALTEA’s experience, many maintenance events remain manageable when identified early but become considerably more expensive when issues emerge late in the process.”

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