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 continuous monitoring 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. AI is used to accelerate 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 surface continuously rather than at audit time.

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

Manuals that remain current with operations and FAA expectations

Earlier visibility into the gap between procedure and practice

Cleaner audit cycles with traceable corrective action

Coordinated documentation across DO, DOM, Chief Pilot, and Chief Inspector roles

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 with our team about your specific workflow.

Schedule a working session to walk through current state, the documentation and compliance footprint involved, and a scoped initial engagement.