What Are Aircraft On Ground (AOG) Services

What happens when an unexpected mechanical problem or technical glitch prevents your aircraft from taking off as scheduled? AOG (short for “aircraft on ground”) services are essential in the event of an unexpected issue that keeps your aircraft grounded. AOG services are made as urgent requests and must be completed quickly in order to minimize losses. Below, we further discuss what AOG services are and explore how to complete a request for AOG services.

AOG is an aviation maintenance term that indicates a major or urgent problem with an aircraft that prevents clearance to fly. In most AOG scenarios, there is a rush to acquire the necessary parts to return the aircraft back into service and prevent additional delays or cancellations from a planned itinerary. AOG scenarios may get especially complicated when there is international shipping involved, such as to purchase and ship a necessary mechanical part.

For every day that an airplane remains grounded due to unanticipated technicalities and circumstances, lost revenue or accrued expenses can both cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Consider the below scenarios and the adjusted monetary loss as a direct result of a grounded aircraft:

In order to minimize these losses and get your aircraft on the ground as soon as possible, make sure to complete a request for AOG services as soon as possible. If you need AOG services in the Chicago area, feel free to contact J.A. Air for AOG services .  

Due to the urgency anytime an aircraft “goes AOG” in which the necessary parts and equipment are not readily accessible, both parts and personnel must be immediately driven, flown, or sailed to the location of the “grounded aircraft.” As a result, highly trained personnel will then rapidly and economically source the needed spare parts from a wide variety of sources in the open market, strictly adhering to FAA/EASA regulations. If this requires shipping parts from foreign countries, there will also be customs paperwork involved.

Furthermore, it is crucial that an AOG desk offers services around the clock in the event of a late-night or midday emergency. When you discover your grounded aircraft is in urgent need of AOG services, AOG personnel work rapidly in compliance with the maintenance operations of both your carrier and purchasing department to supply the right parts and equipment.

The products and services included in AOG services will vary depending on the problem to be solved. AOG solutions may include one or more of the following examples:

AOG solutions are not just necessary for commercial airlines. Even though private pilots are not transporting hundreds of people, AOG solutions are still essential in the event of an unexpected issue.

J.A. Air Center has a Class IV Part 145 Repair Station which is FAA Authorized and EASA Approved. We offer AOG solutions and aircraft maintenance to local and transient customers in the Chicagoland area. J.A. Air Center can provide services for almost every air-frame and engine event on numerous models of jet, turboprop, and piston aircraft.

At  J.A. Air Center, we strive to be your aircraft  maintenance  experts! As a preventative measure to help avoid future grounded planes, bring your aircraft to us and we will perform an in-depth inspection. Then, we will repair any issues that have been found by either you or us. We have a variety of parts on hand and our shop allows your aircraft to be serviced with limited downtime.

When placing a request for AOG services, you want to make sure that the AOG services provider is qualified and experienced in repairing the type of aircraft you are piloting.

J.A. Air Center offers AOG services through our Class IV Part 145 Repair Station.

Our aviation and aircraft experts are highly experienced in the following aircraft:

Jet

Turboprop

Piston

In particular, our mechanics have experience and capabilities in providing AOG services through working with the following vendors and suppliers:

Feel free to contact us with questions about what types of aircraft we can service or the specific AOG services we can provide.

J.A. Air Center offers AOG solutions at airports in the Chicago area and northern Illinois. Our team is knowledgeable, licensed, and factory-trained. We understand that AOG solutions require a quick response. Our extensive parts inventory and supporting avionics and interior shops enable us to get your plane back in the air with limited downtime. Contact us to place a request for AOG services or check out our maintenance page for more information about our AOG and aircraft maintenance services.