For operators
On-demand access to fractional aviation leadership — without the cost and lead time of a full-time hire. Tell us what you need and we'll surface the leaders who fit for you to vet.
On-demand leadership
Engage an interim or fractional executive in days. Stabilize a department, run a certification, or fill a gap while you hire.
Credentials in one place
Each listing lays out the leader's certifications, regulatory experience, and track record — so you can vet audit-readiness fast and decide.
Scale up or down
Bring expertise on by the day, the month, or the project — and scale the engagement as your needs change.
Role guides
What each accountable seat carries, what the regulations require of it, and when operators engage it fractionally.
- Fractional Director of Operations for Hire
The Director of Operations seat carries operational control of the certificate. When it is empty — or filled by someone stretched across three other jobs — everything downstream slows down. Engaging the role fractionally puts a qualified, accountable person in it now.
- Interim Chief Pilot — Cover the Vacancy Fast
Of the three required Part 135 management positions, Chief Pilot is the hardest to backfill — because the rule does not just ask for experience, it asks for someone qualified to fly one of your aircraft as pilot in command. That single clause is why the seat sits empty for months.
- Part 135 Accountable Manager: The Real Rule
This is one of the few pages on this site that starts by correcting the search term. "Accountable manager" is the ICAO and EASA title; the FAA rule that now applies to Part 135 says "accountable executive", and the distinction changes which parts of the job you can hire out.
Tell us what you need
Share a few details and a member of our team will reach out to understand the role and surface matched leaders from the network.
Frequently asked questions
- How quickly can we engage a leader?
- In days, not months. Once we understand the role and your timeline, we surface matched leaders from the network and coordinate introductions — fast enough to stabilize a department or start a certification project without a lengthy search.
- What leadership roles can Flight Level fill?
- Accountable Managers, Directors of Operations, Chief Pilots, Directors of Maintenance, and safety and quality leaders — the senior and accountable positions that keep an operation compliant and flying.
- How does Flight Level Partners help me vet a leader?
- Flight Level Partners is a curated, invite-only directory — we control who gets listed and put each leader's certifications, ratings, regulatory experience, and track record in one place, so you can vet the fit fast and make the call. We're the directory and introduction; suitability and engagement terms are between you and the leader.
- How are engagements structured?
- By the day, the month, or the project. You scale the engagement up or down as the need changes — without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
- Which regulatory frameworks do your leaders cover?
- Across the network, leaders carry experience spanning FAA Part 91K, 135, and 145, EASA, and multi-registry operations.
- Can a fractional leader bridge to a permanent hire?
- Yes. Many operators bring in an interim or fractional leader to stabilize a department or run a project while they recruit — the engagement fills the gap and can help shape the permanent role.