If you are thinking of starting a business aviation charter or management company, consider sending as many of your company’s managers as possible to Conklin & de Decker’s Commercial Operators & Management Tax Course. The two-day seminar goes into great depth about the myriad subjects that any charter/management company will eventually encounter. And by attending courses such as this, your company will be way ahead of competitors run by the typical aviation-loving non-businessperson.
While the seminar covered the issue of taxes, there were plenty of other subjects to whet the interest of potential and existing charter/management operators. Operating costs, financial options, insurance, FAA/DOT charter issues and the upcoming Part 135 rewrite, FARs, charter/management agreements, independent contractors, international fees and taxes were among the other subjects under discussion during the seminar.
Operating Costs
Brandon Battles, one of the owners of Conklin & de Decker (the company is employee-owned), has a long history of studying operating costs. Before joining the company in 1995, Battles spent eight years as manager of direct operating cost programs for Bell Helicopter. At Conklin & de Decker, he helped develop the MxManager maintenance-tracking, inventory and work order software package and the AMAS service that helps managers understand maintenance costs.
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