Aircraft Fleet Manager

TARCG - The Aviation Recruitment & Consulting Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation recruitment firm is seeking an Aircraft Fleet Manager based in London. This senior role requires overseeing the operational coordination, utilization, and performance of a fleet of private aircraft during a build phase. Candidates must possess strong leadership, communication skills, and proven experience in private aviation operations. The ideal candidate will manage relationships with stakeholders and oversee day-to-day operations until the team expands.

Qualifications

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication capability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Clear leadership presence and professional gravitas, credible with regulators and executives.
• Proven experience in private aviation operations, fleet, or charter environments.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for day-to-day operational coordination of the aircraft fleet.
• Act as the primary liaison between aircraft owners, operators, flight crews, and brokers.
• Manage broker-only charter activity aligning utilization and revenue performance.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Leadership presence

Influencing senior stakeholders

Organizational skills

Calm under pressure

Commercial discipline

Job description

Schedule: Minimum 4 days per week, office-based

TARCG is currently seeking an Aircraft Fleet Manager to work with our client based in London. Our client manages a growing fleet of private aircraft that are operated under third‑party AOCs. Charter Activity is exclusively B2B via brokers – not direct‑to‑consumer. The business is in a build and scale phase, with the medium‑term ambition to evolve into an in‑house AOC operation.

This role is a senior operational leadership appointment, but in the early stages will also require a hands‑on approach to operational delivery, coordination, and relationship management until the team is fully built out.

Responsibilities:

• Take overall responsibility for day‑to‑day operational coordination, availability, utilisation, and on‑time performance of a managed private aircraft fleet.
• Act as the primary liaison between aircraft owners, third‑party AOC operators, flight crews, charter brokers, and internal commercial leadership.
• Manage broker‑only charter activity, aligning utilisation and revenue performance with owner approvals, safety standards, and commercial objectives.
• Oversee relationships with AOC partners, ensuring safety, compliance, SMS practices, and consistent service delivery across the fleet.
• Coordinate maintenance, airworthiness, AOG recovery, and operational disruption management while providing performance, utilisation, and cost reporting.

Key requirements:

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication capability, whilst being able to influence senior stakeholders across owners, operators, and brokers
• Clear leadership presence and professional gravitas, credible with regulators, executives, and technical teams
• Proven experience in private aviation operations / fleet / charter environments (business aviation — not airline‑only)
• Strong understanding of CAA/EASA AOC frameworks
• Experience building or shaping operational teams or environments
• Comfortable operating hands‑on during the build phase and willing to personally oversee day‑to‑day operational activity until the team grows
• Commercially disciplined, calm under pressure, highly organized

If you meet the above requirements and would like to be considered for this role, please send your updated resume to Ross Maclean‑Bryant at [e-mail]

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