A maintenance manager employed in business aviation can have a great deal of responsibility on his or her shoulders. For smaller operators, the post holder for maintenance may also be the chief pilot or accountable manager and must therefore juggle dual responsibilities.

Polish business aviation operator General Aviation Services has a fleet of Bell 407, Bell 427 and Beechcraft B300, all available year-round for their owners, and – when not used by owners – offered for commercial operations under its AOC.

Business aviation in Europe has an enviable safety record, and a rigorous regulatory structure to help keep it that way. One of the significant requirements of this is that AOC operators have nominated post holders in key jobs, and one of these is the maintenance manager.