Fractional leadership for business aviation
Flight Level Partners: the directory of fractional aviation leaders, available by the engagement.
Flight Level Partners is the directory that connects operators and airline networks with fractional aviation leaders — accountable managers, directors of operations, chief pilots, and safety & maintenance leaders — to engage by the mandate.
One network, two ways in
Whether you run an operation or lead one, Flight Level connects the right expertise to the right need.
For operators
Need an Accountable Manager, Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, or a safety & maintenance leader on short notice? Engage a fractional or interim executive who stabilizes the department, clears the audit, and hands back an operation that runs — without the cost of a full-time hire.
For leaders
Seasoned aviation executives monetize decades of hard-won expertise across multiple engagements — interim, advisory, certification, or turnaround. Set your availability, choose the work that fits, and let Flight Level bring the right operators to you.
How it works
From first call to engaged leader in days, not months.
1. Tell us what you need
Share the role, the situation, and the timeline. A certification project, an interim DO, audit prep — we listen first.
2. We surface the right fit
We surface leaders whose experience, certifications, and availability fit your operation — so you can vet the fit fast and make the call.
3. Engage on your terms
Bring them on by the day, the month, or the project. Scale the engagement up or down as the need changes.
Leadership roles we cover
The accountable and senior positions that keep an operation compliant and flying.
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- General Counsel / Chief Legal Officer
- Accountable Manager
- VP Flight Operations
- Chief of Staff
- Director of Operations
- Director of Maintenance
- Director of Safety
- Director of Training & Standards
- Director of Quality
- Chief Pilot
- Chief Inspector
- OCC / Dispatch Lead
Meet a few of our leaders
A snapshot of the executives ready to step into your operation.
Benjamin Thomas
Seattle, WA
Founder & CEO of ForIT · Fractional CTO/CIO for airline startups & aviation technology
Christine Shiomi
California
Chief Operating Officer & Transformation Lead · operational excellence
Katherine Ayre
Toronto, ON
Chief Legal Officer · aviation regulatory & legal
Fractional leadership for business aviation & airline networks
Tell us what your operation needs, or join the network and put your experience to work.