Services
Aviation advisory and execution across Saudi aviation. Luminaire works on transactions, technical and regulatory questions, management and strategy, and capability-building for client teams.
Technical and regulatory
Airworthiness and technical due diligence
Assessment of aircraft condition, maintenance history, and regulatory compliance. The technical position owners, operators, and investors use for acquisition, lease, or disposal decisions.
Pre-purchase · Lease transition · Fleet evaluation · Hull condition
Regulatory compliance and certification
Compliance work for GACA, GACAR, ICAO, and international airworthiness standards. Manual authoring, compliance and quality systems, and preparation for regulatory submission.
GACAR Part 145 · Part 121/135 · Manual authoring · QMS · SMS · Audit preparation
Rotary-wing and specialized operations
Helicopter advisory and operational support for offshore, EMS, executive transport, and utility programs, with direct operational leadership experience across the Gulf.
Offshore · HEMS · VIP transport · Utility · Leonardo · Sikorsky · Bell · Airbus Helicopters
Management and strategy
Repair-station establishment
Standing up new GACAR Part 145 repair stations from feasibility through approval and operational launch: regulatory submission, technical infrastructure, staffing, documentation.
GACAR Part 145 · Feasibility · Approval submission · Operational launch
Maintenance operations
Restructuring and running maintenance operations for airlines, operators, and MROs. Advises on the operational design and executes the change.
Organizational restructure · KPI design · Daily operations · Supply-chain integration
Supply chain and materials
Inventory strategy, vendor management, procurement, and warehousing operations for aviation supply chains, grounded in direct multi-million-riyal experience.
Inventory · Vendor management · Procurement · Warehousing
Fleet planning
Fleet decisions grounded in technical and financial reality: fleet composition, maintenance economics, and long-term operational planning.
Fleet composition · Maintenance economics · Operational planning
Asset management
Technical management of aircraft portfolios for investors, lessors, and owners who don't operate: airworthiness oversight, program monitoring, disposition planning.
Airworthiness oversight · Maintenance programs · Disposition planning
New entrant and startup advisory
Standing up new airlines, MROs, and aviation services in Saudi Arabia, covering the technical, regulatory, and operational requirements of building from scratch.
Airline startup · MRO startup · Regulatory submission · Operational design
Transactions and commercial
Asset transitions and transactions
Technical advisory for aircraft acquisitions, disposals, and lease transitions, representing the technical interest of the owner, buyer, or lessor throughout.
Acquisition · Disposal · Lease transition · Redelivery
Leasing and finance
Technical aspects of aircraft leasing transactions: maintenance reserves, return conditions, redelivery specifications, and technical obligations.
Maintenance reserves · Return conditions · Redelivery specs · Technical obligations
Insurance and dispute support
Technical assessments and expert opinions for insurance matters, legal proceedings, and commercial disputes involving aviation assets.
Insurance · Legal proceedings · Commercial disputes · Expert witness
Training and development
Capability-building programs
Training programs built around the client's actual operation, developing local talent and building internal competence inside client organizations.
Regulatory workshops · Records training · QA systems · Custom programs
When the work doesn't fit a category
If your situation involves aircraft, aviation operations, airworthiness, regulatory compliance, or aviation business strategy, get in touch. Luminaire will tell you honestly whether the firm can help and, if not, where to look next.
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Confidential consultation with the advisory team.