MENTE Aviation is the technical arm of the MENTE Group. We provide a wide range of technical and operational services for our clients.
AIRCRAFT APPRAISALS: What's my aircraft worth? MENTE answers that question for financial institutions, banks, family offices, attorneys and corporate and private operators. Tap into our in-house appraiser for several different type of appraisal products.
PRE-PURCHASE TECHNICAL APPRAISAL: One of the most important risk-mitigating strategies aircraft buyers can deploy is a comprehensive pre-purchase technical inspection. Understanding the technical qualities of the asset is key. MENTE Aviation will qualify your next purchase using technical engineers to exclusively represent your interests as they oversee and monitor the inspection process. Not only will our seasoned representatives mitigate technical risks with the aircraft itself, they represent the buyer's interest of cost control and invoice integrity.
NEW AIRCRAFT COMPLETION PROCESS MONITORING & PRE-OWNED REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS:
Completing the paint and interior of an aircraft is obviously technical work. But an understanding of the process and a keen eye for quality control is important time and cost saving work. For both new and pre-owned aircraft, King Airs to Gulstreams to Boeings, MENTE's team has experience with hundreds of aircraft deliveries. We're ready to monitor the completion of your aircraft, keeping it on schedule, within budget and avoiding costly and time consuming mistakes along the way.
OPERATIONAL START-UP: For those first-time aircraft owners, MENTE offers a complete turn-key service to establish a flight department operating with the highest level of safety that incorporates industry best practices.
OUTSOURCED AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT: Some operators prefer, or have environments that dictate, that aicraft be managed by a third-party vendor. We also have clients that wish to analyze whether an in-house or outsourced flight department is best for their particular needs. MENTE will compare the pros and cons of internally versus externally managed operations and financially model each alternative. For outsourced operations, we provide recommendations for management companies, prepare requests for proposals, analyze proposals, and negotiate specific terms of the management agreement. MENTE acts as the client's agent throughout the start-up process.
FLIGHT DEPARTMENT AUDITS: Anyone who uses private aircraft will obviously tell you that SAFETY is their number one concern. At MENTE, we're priviledged to have worked with some of the best-run flight departments in the world. Armed with the experience of working with so many different clients, our in-house IS-BAO auditor is ready to evaluate your flight department in terms of safe, operational best practices and can help those operations wanting to achieve an IS-BAO registration.
PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT: MENTE is fortunate to meet and work with the very best talent in the aviation industry. Clients frequently lean on our experience to locate and recruit personnel with the skillsets and professionalism that matches their requirements and cultural needs. We offer personnel recruitment services for executive, director and other staff positions in flight departments and use a comprehensive process to search for and qualify world-class talent for your organization.
