The mechanic, the tooling, and the part — one aircraft, one launch.
A grounded aircraft usually needs more than a box: it needs the person qualified to install what is in it. We launch technicians and go-teams to outstations with parts and tooling aboard — average call-to-wheels-up under 2.5 hours.
OnFly Air launches AOG mechanics and full maintenance go-teams to grounded aircraft — with parts and tooling on the same charter — 24/7/365, into the outstation airports scheduled airlines do not serve. 450+ documented time-critical missions since January 2024 for airline MX and maintenance-control teams. If a scheduled flight honestly gets your technician there sooner, we book that instead and say why.
Three ways to configure the mission
| Configuration | What flies | When it is right |
|---|---|---|
| Technician direct | One or two mechanics, hand tools | The part is already on site — the aircraft is waiting on hands, not hardware |
| Part + technician together | Component, install crew, tooling on one aircraft | The classic AOG: nothing on site, everything needed at once, no faith in connections |
| Full go-team | Maintenance crew, jacks and heavy tooling, parts | Engine changes, gear events, recovery work — larger cabin or parallel cargo lift |
What we need from you on the first call
Have what you can. Dispatch works with partial information every day — the quote starts on the first call, not after a form.
- Where the team is — base, and whether they are assembled or converging
- Where the aircraft is grounded — field, and the nearest usable runway if you know it
- Headcount — technicians, inspectors, anyone riding along
- Tooling and parts — weights and dims, plus any DG (oxygen generators, batteries, squibs)
- The window — the departure or maintenance slot you are protecting
Launch discipline, not heroics
Representative missions
Patterns from our documented mission files. Details are generalized to protect client confidentiality — no client names, airports, or tail numbers.
Overnight outstation return-to-service
A regional carrier’s aircraft went down at a station with no maintenance presence and no airline lift until mid-morning. Technicians and the component launched together that night; the aircraft took its first scheduled departure.
Engine-change go-team
A multi-day engine event needed a full crew with heavy tooling. The team flew on a cabin-class charter while tooling too large for the cabin moved on a parallel cargo lift — one dispatcher sequencing both.
The honest scheduled-lift call
A single technician to a hub city at 7am: the first airline departure beat every charter option. We booked the seat, moved the part separately, and both were there before the charter would have boarded.
When you do not need a go-team charter
- The station has qualified contract maintenance and only the part must move — see emergency aircraft parts delivery.
- A morning airline departure honestly makes your window — we will book the seat instead of selling the charter.
- The fix can wait for the aircraft’s next scheduled maintenance visit — then nothing should fly tonight.
If one of those fits, we will say so on the phone and point you at the cheaper option. A desk you can trust at 2am is worth more to us than one charter.
Can you fly a mechanic and the part on the same aircraft?
How fast can a go-team launch?
How many people can a go-team charter carry?
Can you get into small outstation airports?
Can you carry tooling, jacks, and heavy equipment with the crew?
What about hazmat riding with the team — oxygen generators, batteries, squibs?
Who uses OnFly for mechanic transport?
What does a go-team charter cost?
Can you also bring the stranded crew home or position a replacement crew?
What do you need from us to quote?
Is OnFly Air the operator?
Who actually flies the aircraft
OnFly Air is an air charter broker and logistics coordinator, headquartered in Kentucky with an office in San Diego, CA. We are not a direct air carrier. Every flight we arrange is operated by an FAA-certificated Part 135 air carrier (or the international equivalent) that we hand-select for the mission from a 2,000+ operator network — 500+ of them vetted for time-critical launch, including ARGUS and Wyvern-rated carriers. Ground legs, couriers, and customs are coordinated through vetted specialist partners. One OnFly dispatcher owns the mission end to end.
Your aircraft is waiting on hands and hardware.
Brief the desk once — the launch plan comes back in minutes.