WingLeader provides aircraft management support for pilots and operations managers handling smaller Part 91 and Part 135 charter fleets – so the administrative and compliance work gets done without landing on the flight crew.
Founded by a professional contract pilot with direct Part 91 and 135 experience and managing Part 91 operations.
WingLeader is built for operators managing smaller Part 91 fleets – typically 1 to 5 aircraft – who need professional back-office support without the cost structure of a full-service management company.
We are a good fit if:
We are probably not the right fit if you are looking for a turnkey management company that provides hangar for a large fleet. Companies like Clay Lacy, Solairus, or Jet Aviation serve that market well.
Every trip coordinated from request to departure to handling changes “on the fly” during the trip. We work through completion of the trip. Pilots assigned, logistics confirmed, everyone informed.
Trip costs, passenger use, and allocation tracked by flight for clean reporting and accurate tax treatment. We also generate invoices when needed and provide post trip reports for operator and passengers.
Hotels, fuel, rental cars, FBO coordination, and catering handled before your crew shows up.
Pilot currency, training records, and availability tracked and verified before every trip goes on the schedule.
We store the records, procedures, and Dry Lease paperwork your operation needs to stay compliant under Part 91 – and become the conduit to the Dry Lessee and Dry Lessor and to document who is in operational control to hold up if the FAA comes knocking. We do not provide legal advice and do not provide the legal Dry Lease document.
Under FAA regulations, the owner of an aircraft is presumed to be its operator – responsible for legal compliance, safe operation, and regulatory accountability – unless a properly structured dry lease transfers that responsibility to someone else.
Most dry lease arrangements that circulate among Part 91 owners do not meet that standard. The FAA looks at the reality of the operational relationship, not just the paperwork. When the pilot is also coordinating the trip, handling logistics, and managing the schedule, the FAA may determine that the owner never actually transferred operational control – making the arrangement an illegal charter.
Enforcement of illegal charters is an active FAA priority, particularly in Florida.
WingLeader helps aircraft owners structure and document their dry lease arrangements correctly – and maintains the operational records that demonstrate the arrangement is what it claims to be.
WingLeader was founded by Abram Finkelstein, professional pilot, entrepreneur and aircraft owner who has spent years flying for multiple Part 91 and 135 Charter Operators and Aircraft Owners. He built WingLeader after recognizing a consistent gap in the market: smaller operations that need professional back-office support but are too small for the full-service management company model.
If you manage 1 to 5 aircraft under Part 91, WingLeader was built for your operation.
Tell us a little about your operation and we will set up a 30-minute call.
We typically respond within one business day. Your information is not shared with third parties.
