You should get to enjoy your aircraft without running a flight department on the side. Hancock Aviation offers fully turnkey aircraft management for turbine and piston owners in Baton Rouge, across the Gulf South and nationwide. You keep full use of your aircraft. We take on the crew, the maintenance, the scheduling, the records, the insurance, the bills and the hangar, and you have one team to call for all of it.
Hancock Aviation manages aircraft from pistons to Gulfstreams for owners across the country, with one point of contact who knows your aircraft and your mission.
One point of contact for everything your aircraft needs
Holton Hancock founded Hancock Aviation in 2014 as a corporate pilot who kept seeing the same gap from the left seat. Owners were getting generic service and were left to manage the details themselves. Concierge aircraft management was the first service we offered, and it is still built on the same idea: you call one person who knows your aircraft, your mission and the economics behind both, and that person gets it handled.
Today we manage from our own facility at 4041 Chuck Yeager Avenue on Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR), with a team that covers maintenance, parts, brokerage and customer service under one roof.
What is included
Our management service is turnkey. Every managed aircraft gets the full service below, tailored to how you fly.
Dedicated point of contact
One person at Hancock Aviation knows your aircraft and handles your requests from start to finish.
Maintenance management and tracking
We track every inspection, due item and airworthiness requirement, plan maintenance around your flying and coordinate the work so your aircraft is ready when you are.
Our in-house maintenance shop
Most work is done down the hall in our own shop by FAA certified A&P mechanics, so the people tracking your maintenance work alongside the people performing it. When work calls for an outside or factory facility, we coordinate that too.
Aircraft records
We keep your logbooks and maintenance records complete, organized and ready for inspections, audits or a future sale.
Crew sourcing and management
We find, vet and manage qualified pilots for your aircraft, and coordinate their schedules, recurrent training and currency.
Scheduling and trip support
Tell us where and when you want to go. We schedule the aircraft and crew and handle the trip details, from planning and fuel to ground arrangements at your destination.
Insurance coordination
We work with your insurance broker on coverage, renewals and pilot requirements so your policy matches how the aircraft is actually flown.
Budgeting and monthly owner reporting
We build an operating budget with you and send monthly owner reports that show what was spent, where and why. You always know what your aircraft costs to own.
Vendor and fuel program coordination
We manage the vendors your aircraft depends on, including fuel programs, detailing, parts and outside services, and we review the bills before they reach you.
Hangar and storage
Hangar and storage for your aircraft at our facility on Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport.
Acquisition-to-resale support
Our sales and brokerage team is part of the same company, so we can help you buy your next aircraft and sell or trade this one when the time comes.
Maintenance backed by our own shop and authorizations
Hancock Aviation opened its own maintenance shop in 2019, bringing airframe, engine and avionics work in-house. Today the shop is led by Vice President of Service Dan Lane. Our shop provides full-service maintenance on jets, turboprops and pistons, from Cherokees and Bonanzas to Citation Sovereigns and Falcon 50s, and AOG and line maintenance support for Challengers, Globals and Gulfstreams.
Managed aircraft also get direct access to the programs we are authorized for:
- HondaJet owners: Hancock Aviation is a Honda Aircraft Authorized Service Center Delegate through Banyan Air Service, offering factory-approved maintenance such as 150-hour and 300-hour scheduled inspections, ELT and battery capacity checks, tire and brake replacements, avionics troubleshooting and upgrades, and AOG support.
- Turboprop owners: We are an authorized Blackhawk dealer and installation center for Blackhawk engine upgrades.
- King Air, PC-12, CJ2, CJ3, CJ4 and M2 owners: We are an authorized dealer and installation center for the IS&S ThrustSense Autothrottle.
- Piston owners: We are an Approved SureFly Installation Specialist for SureFly electronic ignition.
- Older aircraft with R-12 air conditioning: We are a dealer for Steinbach & Associates ConversionAir kits, which convert R-12 systems to R-134a.
One team from acquisition through ownership to resale
Hancock Aviation has handled aircraft sales and acquisitions since 2015. Because the same company can help you buy the aircraft, manage and maintain it, and eventually sell it, nothing gets lost between steps. The records we keep during ownership are the records a buyer will ask for, and our brokerage team knows your aircraft’s history from day one.
- Buying: We help you find and evaluate the right aircraft for your mission and bring it into management on day one.
- Owning: We manage and maintain it while you fly it.
- Selling: When it is time to sell or trade up, our brokerage team markets the aircraft with its full history in hand.
Your management proposal
Every aircraft and every mission is different, so management is quoted to your aircraft and how you fly it. Tell us about your aircraft and your flying, and we will put together a no-obligation management proposal that spells out what is included and what it costs.
- Send us the form below or call (225) 800-2359.
- We talk through your aircraft, your mission and what you want off your plate.
- We send you a no-obligation proposal quoted to your aircraft.
- Once you approve, we take it from there.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What does turnkey aircraft management include?
Everything listed above: a dedicated point of contact, maintenance management and tracking, work in our in-house shop, records, crew sourcing and management, scheduling and trip support, insurance coordination, budgeting and monthly owner reporting, vendor and fuel program coordination, hangar and storage, and support from our sales team when you buy or sell.
Do I still have full use of my aircraft?
Yes. It is your aircraft. We handle the work of owning it so you can fly it when you want to.
What does management cost?
Management is quoted to your aircraft and your mission. Request a no-obligation proposal and we will show you exactly what is included and what it costs.
Where are you located?
Our facility is at 4041 Chuck Yeager Avenue on Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807.
What types of aircraft do you manage?
We work with turbine and piston owners. Our shop provides full-service maintenance on jets, turboprops and pistons, from Cherokees and Bonanzas to Citation Sovereigns and Falcon 50s, and AOG and line maintenance support for Challengers, Globals and Gulfstreams. If your aircraft is not on that list, ask us.
I am still shopping for an aircraft. Should I talk to you now?
Yes. Our acquisition team can help you find the right aircraft, and planning management before you buy makes the first day of ownership much simpler.
One team
One Team for Your Aircraft
Management clients have our own maintenance shop at KBTR and a parts desk that sources traceable parts. When you are ready to sell or move to a different aircraft, our brokerage and acquisitions teams pick up with the records in hand.
Get started
Request a management proposal
Tell us about your aircraft and how you fly it, and we will follow up to talk through your no-obligation proposal. Prefer the phone? Call (225) 800-2359 or email info@hancockaviation.com.