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Ferry Flight USA

Aircraft Ferry Services for Maintenance Shops

Bring More Customer Aircraft to Your Facility With Professional Pickup, Repositioning & Return Delivery Nationwide

Your customer wants to use your shop.

The aircraft is somewhere else.

Ferry Flight USA provides professional aircraft ferry and repositioning services for maintenance shops, A&P facilities, IAs, repair stations, engine shops, avionics facilities, paint shops and specialty aviation maintenance providers throughout the United States.

We help maintenance facilities solve one of the biggest logistical problems in aviation maintenance:

Getting the aircraft to the shop—and getting it back to the customer when the work is done.

Instead of asking your customer to spend a full day flying the aircraft to your facility, arranging transportation home, and returning again after maintenance, Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate the aircraft movement.

We support qualifying:

  • Piston single-engine aircraft
  • Piston twins
  • Complex aircraft
  • High-performance aircraft
  • Tailwheel aircraft
  • Pressurized aircraft
  • Selected light jets
  • Selected midsize business jets
  • Other qualifying aircraft

Pilot assignment depends on aircraft type, qualifications, insurance requirements, aircraft condition and mission details.

You Handle the Maintenance. We Help Bring You the Aircraft.

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Nationwide Aircraft Ferry Services for Maintenance Shops

The best aircraft maintenance provider is not always the closest one.

Aircraft owners regularly travel significant distances for:

  • A trusted A&P
  • A preferred IA
  • Type-specific expertise
  • Engine specialists
  • Avionics specialists
  • Structural repair
  • Paint
  • Restoration
  • Manufacturer service
  • Specialty inspections

That creates an opportunity for maintenance facilities.

If the customer wants to use your shop but aircraft transportation is the obstacle, Ferry Flight USA can help solve that problem.

We can coordinate qualifying aircraft movement:

Customer Airport → Your Maintenance Facility

and, after the aircraft has been properly returned to service:

Your Maintenance Facility → Customer Airport


Help Customers Say Yes to Your Shop

A potential customer may like:

  • Your reputation
  • Your pricing
  • Your expertise
  • Your scheduling
  • Your aircraft-specific knowledge

but hesitate because your shop is:

  • 200 miles away
  • 500 miles away
  • Several states away

Aircraft ferry service can reduce that friction.

Instead of asking:

“How am I going to get the airplane there?”

the customer has a transportation option.

Your Customer Chooses the Shop. Ferry Flight USA Helps Move the Aircraft.


Expand Your Maintenance Market Beyond Your Local Airport

Most aircraft maintenance businesses naturally attract customers from their local geographic area.

But specialized shops can attract customers nationally.

If your facility specializes in:

  • Particular aircraft types
  • Engine work
  • Annual inspections
  • Avionics
  • Restoration
  • Structural work
  • Paint
  • Specialty maintenance

then the aircraft does not necessarily need to be based nearby.

Professional repositioning can help expand your practical service radius.


Customer Aircraft Pickup

Ferry Flight USA can coordinate aircraft pickup from:

  • Private hangars
  • Home airports
  • Flight schools
  • Flying clubs
  • Dealer locations
  • Broker locations
  • FBOs
  • Corporate facilities
  • Storage facilities
  • Seller locations

The aircraft is then repositioned to your facility according to the agreed mission.


Return Delivery After Maintenance

Getting the aircraft to the shop is only half of the logistics problem.

When the work is finished, the customer may not want to:

  • Buy an airline ticket
  • Rent a car
  • Spend another full day traveling
  • Arrange another pilot
  • Pull a CFI from a flight school
  • Pull a corporate pilot from another assignment

Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate the return leg after the aircraft has been properly returned to service. Your existing maintenance ferry service already emphasizes this drop-off-and-return model as a core use case.


Offer Pickup & Delivery as a Customer Convenience

Maintenance facilities can present aircraft transportation as an optional customer service.

For example:

Aircraft Pickup Available

Customer Airport → Maintenance Facility

Return Delivery Available

Maintenance Facility → Customer Airport

This can make your shop easier to use for distant customers.


Aircraft Ferry Services for A&P Shops

Independent A&P mechanics and maintenance facilities often develop strong customer relationships.

Your customer may trust your shop because you understand:

  • Their aircraft
  • Its maintenance history
  • Recurring issues
  • Previous repairs
  • Engine trends
  • Aircraft-specific quirks

But the owner may relocate or base the airplane farther away.

Ferry Flight USA can help preserve that maintenance relationship by moving the aircraft to and from your facility.


Ferry Services for IA & Annual Inspection Facilities

Annual inspections are one of the most common reasons aircraft owners travel to a maintenance provider.

Your IA facility may attract owners because of:

  • Aircraft-type expertise
  • Reputation
  • Thorough inspections
  • Long-term maintenance relationship
  • Scheduling availability

Ferry Flight USA can help customers move qualifying aircraft to your facility for annual inspection.

EXPLORE ANNUAL INSPECTION REPOSITIONING


Aircraft Pickup for Annual Inspections

Instead of requiring the owner to personally deliver the aircraft, a ferry pilot can potentially:

  1. Travel to the aircraft.
  2. Pick it up.
  3. Fly it to your shop.
  4. Deliver it for annual inspection.

After completion:

  1. Pick the aircraft up from your facility.
  2. Return it to the customer.

This can turn an annual inspection into a more convenient service experience.


Ferry Services for Engine Shops

Aircraft engine facilities often serve customers far beyond their local airport.

Owners may travel significant distances for:

  • Engine troubleshooting
  • Cylinder work
  • Compression problems
  • Oil-consumption issues
  • Metal contamination investigation
  • Magneto work
  • Fuel-system work
  • Engine replacement
  • Engine overhaul
  • Post-overhaul service

Your existing maintenance ferry page already identifies engine shops as a major destination for aircraft repositioning.

Ferry Flight USA can help move qualifying aircraft to and from engine facilities when the aircraft is appropriately legal and suitable for flight.


Engine Shop Aircraft Delivery

A typical engine-shop mission might be:

Owner Airport → Engine Shop

followed later by:

Engine Shop → Owner Airport

This is particularly valuable when the owner lives several states away.


Aircraft With Engine Problems

Not every aircraft needing engine work can be flown.

If the aircraft has:

  • Significant engine damage
  • Unsafe oil pressure
  • Severe oil leak
  • Known internal damage
  • Propeller damage
  • Another condition affecting safe flight

maintenance evaluation must occur before any ferry operation.

Ferry Flight USA does not substitute for an A&P mechanic’s evaluation.

The aircraft must be appropriate for the intended flight or otherwise qualify for an approved Special Flight Permit.


Ferry Services for Avionics Shops

Avionics facilities often attract customers from large geographic areas.

Owners may travel for:

  • Garmin panel upgrades
  • GPS navigators
  • Glass displays
  • Autopilot installations
  • ADS-B
  • Engine monitors
  • Audio panels
  • Radios
  • Transponders
  • Troubleshooting

Your dedicated Avionics Shop Ferry Flights service already positions nationwide aircraft movement to and from avionics facilities as a core Ferry Flight USA service.

Ferry Flight USA can help avionics shops make their services accessible to customers who otherwise might choose a closer facility.

EXPLORE AVIONICS SHOP FERRY FLIGHTS


Avionics Shop Pickup & Return

A customer may want a full panel upgrade but hesitate because the shop is several states away.

Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate:

Customer Airport → Avionics Facility

and after the work is completed:

Avionics Facility → Customer Airport

That removes much of the travel burden from the aircraft owner.


Ferry Services for Paint Shops

Aircraft paint facilities frequently serve customers nationwide.

Owners often select paint shops based on:

  • Quality
  • Reputation
  • Aircraft experience
  • Design capability
  • Scheduling
  • Price

rather than location.

Ferry Flight USA can help paint facilities coordinate qualifying customer aircraft pickup and return.

EXPLORE PAINT SHOP FERRY FLIGHTS


Aircraft Paint Pickup & Delivery

The mission may be:

Owner Airport → Paint Facility

then later:

Paint Facility → Owner Airport

The return mission can be coordinated after the aircraft is properly ready for flight and the shop’s release requirements are complete.


Ferry Services for Structural Repair Facilities

Some maintenance providers specialize in:

  • Sheet-metal repair
  • Structural repair
  • Corrosion repair
  • Wing repairs
  • Spar inspections
  • Damage repair

The correct facility may be located far from the aircraft.

If the aircraft remains legal and appropriate for flight—or qualifies for an approved Special Flight Permit—Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate the repositioning.


Ferry Services for Restoration Shops

Vintage and restoration facilities may attract customers from across the country.

Projects may involve:

  • Classic aircraft
  • Tailwheel aircraft
  • Fabric aircraft
  • Warbirds
  • Vintage Cessnas
  • Vintage Pipers
  • Antique aircraft

Ferry Flight USA can evaluate qualifying aircraft movement to and from restoration facilities.

Older aircraft require careful review of:

  • Maintenance status
  • Inspection status
  • Aircraft condition
  • Pilot qualifications
  • Insurance

Ferry Services for Specialty Aircraft Shops

Some shops become nationally known for one aircraft family.

Examples may include specialists for:

  • Cirrus
  • Bonanza
  • Mooney
  • Twin Cessna
  • Aerostar
  • Piper
  • Cessna
  • Diamond
  • Vintage aircraft
  • Tailwheel aircraft

If your customers are willing to travel for expertise, Ferry Flight USA can help solve the aircraft transportation problem.


Manufacturer Service Center Repositioning

Aircraft may also need transportation to:

  • Manufacturer service centers
  • Authorized service centers
  • Factory-affiliated facilities
  • Specialty repair stations

Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate qualifying transportation when owners or operators do not want to use their regular crew.


Repair Station Aircraft Ferry Support

Certified repair stations may need aircraft moved for:

  • Scheduled maintenance
  • Inspection
  • Repairs
  • Upgrades
  • Warranty work
  • Specialized service

Aircraft can potentially be moved from customer locations to the repair station and returned afterward.


Maintenance Ferry Services for Flight School Customers

Flight schools are particularly good candidates for shop pickup and delivery.

A flight school may operate:

  • Cessna 172s
  • Piper Archers
  • Piper Warriors
  • Seminoles
  • DA40s
  • DA42s
  • Other training aircraft

Every time a school sends a CFI to deliver an aircraft to maintenance, that instructor is unavailable for students.

Ferry Flight USA can help shops offer a transportation alternative.

EXPLORE FLIGHT SCHOOL FLEET REPOSITIONING


Keep Flight School Instructors Teaching

A maintenance shop serving flight schools can add value by helping coordinate aircraft transportation.

Instead of:

CFI leaves campus → flies aircraft to shop → finds transportation home

Ferry Flight USA can handle the aircraft movement.

That can help the school maintain:

  • Instructor availability
  • Student scheduling
  • Training capacity

while still using your maintenance facility.


Maintenance Ferry Services for Flying Clubs

Flying clubs may also need aircraft moved for:

  • Annual inspections
  • Engine work
  • Avionics
  • Paint
  • Repairs

A professional ferry pilot can eliminate the need for a board member, CFI or club member to spend a full day repositioning the aircraft.


Maintenance Ferry Services for Aircraft Dealers

Aircraft dealers regularly send inventory out for:

  • Annual inspections
  • Squawk correction
  • Engine service
  • Avionics
  • Paint
  • Refurbishment

Ferry Flight USA can help maintenance facilities receive dealer inventory and return it when the work is complete.


Maintenance Ferry Services for Aircraft Brokers

Brokers may need aircraft delivered to maintenance during:

  • Pre-buy inspections
  • Discrepancy correction
  • Sale preparation
  • Post-closing work

Ferry Flight USA can coordinate with brokers and your shop to keep the aircraft moving through the transaction.


Maintenance Ferry Services for Corporate Operators

Corporate flight departments may need business aircraft moved to:

  • MROs
  • Service centers
  • Avionics facilities
  • Paint facilities
  • Interior shops

Using an outside ferry crew can help keep the operator’s primary crew available for executive travel.


Pre-Buy Inspection Facilities

If your shop performs pre-purchase inspections, transportation can become part of the customer experience.

The aircraft may need to move:

Seller → Your Shop

then:

Your Shop → Seller

or:

Your Shop → Buyer

or:

Your Shop → Another Maintenance Facility

depending on the outcome.

Your existing Pre-Buy Inspection Repositioning service already supports these exact transaction flows.

EXPLORE PRE-BUY INSPECTION REPOSITIONING


Make Your Pre-Buy Facility More Accessible

A buyer may want your shop because of your expertise but hesitate because the airplane is located several states away.

Professional ferry service helps make independent pre-buy inspections more practical.


Return the Aircraft Directly to the Buyer

Sometimes a transaction closes while the aircraft is still at your shop.

In that situation, the most efficient route may be:

Your Shop → New Buyer

instead of returning the aircraft to the seller first.

Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate qualifying post-closing delivery.


Aircraft Sale Preparation Shops

Some maintenance facilities help aircraft sellers prepare airplanes for market.

Work may include:

  • Annual inspection
  • Squawk correction
  • Engine maintenance
  • Avionics
  • Paint
  • Cosmetic improvements

After the work is complete, the aircraft may need to move to:

  • Broker
  • Dealer
  • Seller
  • Buyer

Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate that next leg.


Customer Aircraft Pickup as a Competitive Advantage

Convenience matters.

Two shops may offer similar technical capabilities, but one may make the maintenance experience easier.

Offering access to aircraft pickup and return delivery can help differentiate your facility.

Your marketing might communicate:

Nationwide Aircraft Pickup Available

Return Delivery Available After Maintenance

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Ferry Flight USA can support the movement while your shop stays focused on maintenance.


Add Ferry Service to Your Customer Intake Process

When a distant customer calls, your service advisor can ask:

“Would you like us to help coordinate aircraft pickup and return delivery?”

That question can turn a geographically difficult lead into a practical maintenance customer.


White-Label Ferry Coordination for Maintenance Facilities

Some shops may want aircraft transportation to feel like an extension of their own customer experience.

Depending on the agreed relationship, Ferry Flight USA can coordinate professionally with:

  • Customer
  • Shop
  • FBO
  • Aircraft manager
  • Flight school
  • Dealer
  • Broker

while your maintenance facility remains the primary customer relationship.


Repeat Maintenance Shop Ferry Support

Maintenance facilities may need aircraft moved every week or month.

Recurring shop missions may include:

  • Customer pickup
  • Customer return
  • Annual inspections
  • Engine work
  • Avionics
  • Pre-buy inspections
  • Dealer aircraft
  • Flight school aircraft

A repeat relationship can create a consistent process.


Stop Finding a New Ferry Pilot Every Time

A recurring Ferry Flight USA relationship can help establish:

  • Shop contact
  • Quote process
  • Billing procedure
  • Customer handoff
  • Aircraft pickup procedures
  • Insurance documentation
  • Maintenance-release confirmation
  • Status-update expectations

That can make future missions easier to coordinate.


Multi-Aircraft Maintenance Repositioning

Some customers operate multiple aircraft.

Examples include:

  • Flight schools
  • Flying clubs
  • Aircraft dealers
  • Corporate fleets

A maintenance facility may need several aircraft moved over a period of time.

Ferry Flight USA can evaluate coordinated fleet movements based on:

  • Aircraft type
  • Number of aircraft
  • Locations
  • Schedule
  • Pilot availability

Maintenance Shop Support for Piston Singles

Ferry Flight USA can support qualifying shop missions involving piston singles such as:

  • Cessna 172
  • Cessna 182
  • Cessna 206
  • Piper Cherokee
  • Piper Warrior
  • Piper Archer
  • Piper Arrow
  • Piper Saratoga
  • Cirrus SR20
  • Cirrus SR22
  • Bonanza
  • Mooney
  • Diamond DA40
  • Other qualifying aircraft

EXPLORE PISTON SINGLE AIRCRAFT FERRY SERVICES


Maintenance Shop Support for Piston Twins

Qualifying missions may involve:

  • Beechcraft Baron
  • Piper Seminole
  • Piper Seneca
  • Piper Apache
  • Piper Aztec
  • Cessna 310
  • Cessna 340
  • Cessna 414
  • Cessna 421
  • Diamond DA42
  • Aerostar
  • Other qualifying twins

EXPLORE PISTON TWIN AIRCRAFT FERRY SERVICES


Maintenance Shop Support for Light Jets

Selected light-jet maintenance ferry missions can be evaluated for qualifying:

  • Citation
  • Phenom
  • HondaJet
  • Eclipse
  • Premier
  • Vision Jet
  • Other light business jets

These missions may require:

  • Type-rated pilots
  • Recurrent training
  • Insurance approval
  • Single- or two-pilot crews

EXPLORE LIGHT JET FERRY SERVICES


Maintenance Shop Support for Midsize Jets

Selected midsize business-aircraft maintenance missions may involve qualifying:

  • Citation
  • Learjet
  • Hawker
  • Challenger
  • Falcon
  • Gulfstream
  • Embraer aircraft

Pilot and crew requirements vary by model.

EXPLORE MIDSIZE JET FERRY SERVICES


Aircraft Condition Before a Maintenance Ferry Flight

One of the most important considerations is whether the aircraft is appropriate for flight.

A maintenance shop should communicate known issues involving:

  • Engine
  • Propeller
  • Landing gear
  • Brakes
  • Tires
  • Electrical system
  • Avionics
  • Structural condition
  • Fuel system
  • Inspection status

The fact that the aircraft is going to maintenance does not automatically make the flight permissible.


Aircraft Must Be Legal & Appropriate for the Flight

Ferry Flight USA does not fly an aircraft simply because it needs repair.

Before departure, the aircraft must be:

  • Airworthy for the intended operation

or

  • Properly authorized for a qualifying Special Flight Permit mission

as applicable.

Maintenance personnel may need to evaluate the aircraft before the ferry pilot is dispatched.


Ferry Permit Coordination for Maintenance Facilities

Some aircraft may be capable of safe flight but cannot legally make a normal flight because of:

  • Expired annual
  • Certain maintenance discrepancies
  • Other qualifying airworthiness conditions

A Special Flight Permit may potentially allow the aircraft to move to your shop.

Ferry Flight USA can help evaluate the flight portion once the appropriate regulatory process and maintenance evaluation have been completed.

EXPLORE FERRY PERMIT FLIGHTS


Expired Annual Aircraft

An aircraft with an expired annual may need to reach your facility for inspection.

In a qualifying situation, the owner may obtain an FAA Special Flight Permit for the specific flight.

Ferry Flight USA can then evaluate the ferry-pilot requirements and mission.


AOG Aircraft Recovery to Your Shop

An aircraft may become stranded at an airport that cannot perform the required repair.

A local mechanic may determine that:

  • Limited work can be performed locally
  • The aircraft needs a specialist
  • Your facility is better suited for the repair

Once the aircraft is properly able and authorized to move, Ferry Flight USA can help reposition it to your shop.

EXPLORE AIRCRAFT RECOVERY & AOG


Returning Aircraft After AOG Repair

Your shop may also complete repairs on an aircraft whose owner has already returned home.

After the airplane is properly returned to service, Ferry Flight USA can help coordinate:

Your Shop → Owner’s Home Airport

This prevents the owner from making another trip simply to retrieve the aircraft.


Insurance Requirements

The selected pilot may need to satisfy requirements involving:

  • Total flight time
  • Category and class
  • Make-and-model experience
  • Complex aircraft
  • High-performance aircraft
  • Tailwheel experience
  • Multi-engine time
  • Pressurization
  • Turbine experience
  • Type rating
  • Recurrent training

Ferry Flight USA can provide pilot qualification information for the applicable insurance review.


Maintenance Release Before Return Flight

For an aircraft returning after maintenance, Ferry Flight USA should understand that the applicable work has been properly completed and the aircraft is appropriately approved for operation.

The ferry pilot should not be dispatched merely because:

“The shop thinks it will probably be done.”

Scheduling should account for the actual maintenance completion and release status.


How Maintenance Shop Ferry Service Works

1. Tell Us About Your Facility

Provide:

  • Shop name
  • Airport identifier
  • Primary contact
  • Type of maintenance
  • Aircraft types you service
  • Preferred communication method

2. Tell Us About the Customer Aircraft

Provide:

  • Aircraft make
  • Model
  • N-number
  • Current airport
  • Known maintenance issue
  • Inspection status
  • Insurance requirements if known

3. Determine the Mission

The mission may be:

Customer → Shop

or:

Shop → Customer

or:

Customer → Shop → Customer

or:

Seller → Shop → Buyer


4. Review Aircraft Status

We evaluate:

  • Current airworthiness status
  • Known maintenance concerns
  • Pilot requirements
  • Insurance
  • Special Flight Permit considerations if applicable

5. Pilot Matching

The aircraft is matched with a pilot appropriate for:

  • Aircraft category
  • Complexity
  • Performance
  • Multi-engine requirements
  • Pressurization
  • Type rating
  • Insurance

6. Coordinate Pickup

Ferry Flight USA coordinates with the appropriate:

  • Aircraft owner
  • Operator
  • FBO
  • Flight school
  • Dealer
  • Broker
  • Aircraft manager

7. Deliver the Aircraft to Your Shop

The aircraft is repositioned to your facility and handed over according to the agreed arrival procedure.

Your existing Maintenance Ferry Flights page already uses this model, including direct coordination with shops for arrival, parking and handoff.


8. Complete the Maintenance

Your maintenance team performs the required work.

Ferry Flight USA does not interfere with the maintenance process.


9. Notify Us When the Aircraft Is Ready

Once:

  • Maintenance is complete
  • Aircraft is properly released
  • Paperwork is complete
  • Customer authorizes return

the return ferry can be scheduled.


10. Return the Aircraft to the Customer

Ferry Flight USA can coordinate the return flight to the customer’s requested destination.


How Much Do Maintenance Shop Ferry Services Cost?

Pricing depends on the specific mission.

Factors can include:

  • Aircraft type
  • Distance
  • Pilot qualifications
  • Number of flight days
  • Pilot positioning
  • Airline airfare
  • Ground transportation
  • Hotel
  • Insurance requirements
  • Crew requirements
  • Aircraft condition
  • Special Flight Permit requirements where applicable

Ferry Flight USA provides mission-specific quotes.

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Who Pays for the Ferry Flight?

The arrangement can vary.

Ferry expenses may be paid by:

  • Aircraft owner
  • Maintenance shop
  • Flight school
  • Dealer
  • Broker
  • Corporate operator
  • Included within a broader service package

Ferry Flight USA can invoice according to the agreed arrangement.


Can the Maintenance Shop Arrange the Ferry for the Customer?

Yes.

A shop can coordinate the ferry as a convenience to the customer.

That can make the maintenance experience significantly easier.

The shop may:

  • Introduce Ferry Flight USA
  • Coordinate directly
  • Include ferry arrangements in customer communication
  • Have the owner contract directly

The exact business arrangement can be established in advance.


Nationwide Maintenance Shop Ferry Services

Ferry Flight USA supports qualifying aircraft movement to and from maintenance facilities throughout the United States.

Missions can involve:

  • Florida
  • Texas
  • California
  • Arizona
  • Georgia
  • Carolinas
  • Tennessee
  • Northeast
  • Midwest
  • Southeast
  • Southwest
  • Mountain West
  • West Coast

and nationwide.

Your shop does not have to rely only on aircraft based nearby.


Florida Maintenance Shop Ferry Services

Florida has one of the country’s largest general aviation and flight-training markets.

Ferry Flight USA can help maintenance providers receive customer aircraft throughout:

  • Orlando
  • Central Florida
  • Tampa
  • Lakeland
  • Sarasota
  • Naples
  • Fort Myers
  • Palm Beach
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Miami
  • Jacksonville
  • Daytona Beach
  • Ocala
  • Other Florida airports

Aircraft can originate elsewhere in Florida—or several states away.


Why Maintenance Shops Work With Ferry Flight USA

Expand Your Practical Service Area

Serve customers beyond your immediate airport.

Aircraft Pickup

Help customers avoid spending a day delivering the airplane themselves.

Return Delivery

Send the aircraft back after maintenance is complete.

Support More Than Private Owners

We can coordinate with flight schools, clubs, dealers, brokers and corporate operators.

Aircraft-Specific Pilot Matching

Pilots are selected based on aircraft requirements and insurance.

Special Flight Permit Support

Qualifying missions can be evaluated when an aircraft requires specific FAA authorization.

Repeat Shop Relationships

Create a consistent process for recurring customer aircraft transportation.

Nationwide Capability

Coordinate aircraft movements from across the United States.

Professional Handoff

Shop arrival and customer return can be coordinated with designated contacts.


Frequently Asked Questions for Aircraft Maintenance Shops

Do you provide ferry services specifically for maintenance shops?

Yes. Ferry Flight USA can coordinate qualifying aircraft pickup and delivery to and from maintenance facilities nationwide.

Can you pick up our customer’s aircraft?

Yes.

Can you return the aircraft after maintenance?

Yes, once the aircraft has been properly returned to service and is ready for the intended flight.

Can the shop arrange the ferry for the customer?

Yes.

Can the aircraft owner hire you directly?

Yes.

Can you bring aircraft in for annual inspections?

Yes.

Can you ferry aircraft to engine shops?

Yes, when the aircraft is appropriate for the intended flight.

Can you work with avionics shops?

Yes.

Can you work with paint shops?

Yes.

Can you bring flight-school aircraft to our facility?

Yes.

Can you bring dealer inventory to our shop?

Yes.

Can you reposition aircraft for pre-buy inspections?

Yes.

Can you bring an aircraft with an expired annual?

A normal flight may not be permissible. A qualifying aircraft may require an FAA Special Flight Permit.

Can you bring an aircraft with a known mechanical issue?

Potentially, depending on the issue. Appropriate maintenance personnel must determine whether the aircraft is capable of safe flight and whether normal flight or a Special Flight Permit is appropriate.

Do you ferry piston singles?

Yes.

Do you ferry piston twins?

Yes, when appropriately qualified pilots satisfying insurance requirements are available.

Do you ferry jets?

Selected light and midsize business-jet missions can be evaluated based on aircraft type, type ratings, training, insurance and crew availability.

Can we establish a recurring relationship?

Yes. Maintenance facilities with recurring customer transportation needs can establish a repeat ferry process.

Can you coordinate multiple aircraft?

Potentially, yes. Multi-aircraft missions can be evaluated based on aircraft type, location, scheduling and pilot availability.

What information do you need?

Provide the shop name, airport, aircraft make/model, N-number, current aircraft location, reason for maintenance, current aircraft status and desired timing.


Want to Bring More Customer Aircraft to Your Shop?

Whether your facility performs:

Annual Inspections

General Maintenance

Engine Work

Avionics

Structural Repair

Paint

Restoration

Pre-Buy Inspections

or:

Specialty Aircraft Maintenance

Ferry Flight USA can help solve the transportation problem.

Tell Us:

Where is your shop?

What aircraft do you service?

Where is the customer’s aircraft?

What work is being performed?

Does the aircraft need return delivery afterward?

We’ll use that information to evaluate aircraft status, pilot requirements, route, scheduling and expected ferry cost.

Nationwide Aircraft Ferry Services for Maintenance Shops

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