Strategic Plans & Aircraft Acquisitions

The selection of your business aviation services and assets is critical. They should be closely matched to your strategic intent and your specific culture. That is why it is essential to have someone who understands the strategic and technical issues of business aviation in your corner. VanAllen has helped numerous clients and their boards navigate the difficult decisions around their business aviation choices. Read more >>

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The Art & Process of "The Deal"

The following article is designed to guide you through the purchase and delivery of your company’s new aircraft: from doing the appropriate research before the deal is made, to making sure the purchase contract is comprehensive and fair, to ensuring that your company carries out its proper due-diligence when the aircraft is ready. Read more >>

Consulting Services

Each of our consulting services has evolved from our clients’ needs. The common thread is each service addresses a high impact arena. We require that our services meet or exceed your expectations. As we conduct your project we are continually focused on WIIFY: What’s In It For You? In other words, if we cannot help you succeed or improve, why would we spend your money doing it? And finally, each of our services and protocols are perpetually evolving. We learn from every client and every project. That is The VanAllen Way. Read more >>

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Very Light Jets

The following is the fictional account of an aviation-department manager’s first passenger flight in his company’s new very light jet (VLJ), five years in the future. Read more >>

Audits & Reviews

Traditional audits only assure compliance to minimum standards. But our clients expect “Best Practices,” a much higher standard than mere “compliance”. Many want to raise the bar even higher. In response, we offer two unique “audits”: one focuses on operational performance and the other on economic effectiveness. We also support our clients who are seeking the International Standards – Business Aviation Operations (IS-BAO) registration. In each case, our goal is for our clients to gain new knowledge and improved practices through our audit processes. Read more >>

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Your Dog Is Ugly

Who’s to say that the aviation department is operating to the desired standards? And who defines and makes possible those standards? When things are going along smoothly, why question the basics? The fact is, the people most directly involved in the aviation department, including the executive to whom the department reports, may have a myopic... Read more >>