Best practices for managing aircraft maintenance, inspections, and logs for charter and private operations.
Why charter and on-demand operations need structured maintenance tracking.
Part 135 operators often manage a small but complex fleet across several bases. Centralizing work orders and records helps keep everything synchronized.
Trips drive maintenance decisions. You need quick visibility into open discrepancies, MELs, and upcoming inspections before every flight.
Inspectors expect clear alignment between your GMM, maintenance records, and aircraft status. Organized digital logs make audits easier.
How to structure work orders and records in Squawkbox for small fleets.
Create templates for routine inspections, squawks from flight crews, and scheduled maintenance. Use consistent naming and required fields.
Maintain a dashboard of aircraft status so dispatch and maintenance both know what is airworthy, deferred, or down for maintenance.
Attach logbook entries, sign-offs, and supporting documents directly to each work order so every maintenance event is fully documented.
Turn these concepts into a working maintenance program using Squawkbox.
Squawkbox Mini and Squawkbox Live both support Part 135-style operations. Use Squawkbox Mini for smaller private and charter fleets, or Squawkbox Live when you need full repair station capabilities, advanced inventory, and analytics.