Part 135 Management
Manual Authoring and Enforcement for Part 135 Operators
Part 135 Management is a focused workspace for the compliance side of Part 135 operations. It supports authoring of the General Operations Manual, General Maintenance Manual, Flight Operations Manual, training program, SMS documentation, and supporting procedures, with review of how those manuals are enforced against operational evidence. It is not a flight operations system, dispatch system, training system, or maintenance system, and it does not replace one.
What this covers
- General Operations Manual (GOM) and General Maintenance Manual (GMM)
- Flight Operations Manual (FOM) and SMS documentation
- Training program documentation under 14 CFR 135.293, 135.297, and 135.299
- Minimum Equipment List (MEL), Configuration Deviation List (CDL), and OpSpecs coordination
- Internal audit, corrective action, and compliance enforcement workflows
The problem
Part 135 operations carry a substantial documentation obligation. OpSpecs, GOM, GMM, training program, SMS, drug and alcohol program, security, and hazmat manuals must remain in sync with operations and current with FAA expectations. In many operations these manuals are maintained in disconnected files, with limited visibility into whether the procedures are actually followed in day-to-day execution.
How the workspace works
Manual authoring with embedded structure
Manuals are authored in a workspace built for the document type, with consistent cross-referencing, revision control, and FAA expectations encoded. Authoring is performed by engineers and document specialists. Internal tooling supports research, drafting, and consistency checks. Authority over content remains with the engineering team.
Enforcement monitoring
Operational evidence is correlated against manual procedures. Gaps between what is written and what is done can be found before an audit forces the issue.
FAA coordination
Submission packages, accepted revisions, and OpSpec amendments are tracked in a structured way that survives team transitions.
Internal audit support
Audit findings, root cause analysis, and corrective action tracking are integrated into the same workspace as the underlying procedures.
Outcomes
Who uses this
Part 135 Management is used by the Director of Operations, Director of Maintenance, Chief Pilot, Chief Inspector, SMS Manager, and compliance officers at Part 135 charter and on-demand operators.
Next step
Talk through the workflow.
Send the operation, compliance question, records state, and current blocker. We will use the first conversation to understand the requirement and identify the right next step.