Guides
Plain explanations of the documents and terms that come up every time a vendor works on an airport.
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Vendor oversight for Part 135 operators: what auditors look for, and what the 2027 SMS deadline changes
ARGUS, Wyvern and IS-BAO audits, insurers and charter clients all ask the same question in different words: how do you know the companies touching your aircraft are qualified and covered? With the FAA's SMS deadline for Part 135 operators arriving May 28, 2027, here is how to build vendor records that hold up.
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SIDA, AOA, GA and the front door: who needs what to get on the field
Airport access is not just the gate. Vendor teams walk in through FBO lobbies, step onto hangar floors and drive the ramp, and each step can need a different credential. Here is how airport badges and escort rules work, in plain terms.
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Airport minimum standards, decoded for the vendors who have to meet them
Every airport that takes federal grant money publishes rules for businesses that operate on the field. Here is how minimum standards work, how they differ from one airport to the next, and how the FBO's own rules sit on top.
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Hangarkeepers liability: the coverage gap on your hangar floor
General liability policies usually exclude damage to property in the insured's care, custody or control, which on an airport means the aircraft. Hangarkeepers liability fills that gap. Here is who needs it, how the limits work, and what to check.
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Additional insured, waiver of subrogation, primary and non-contributory: the three lines that decide who pays
Three short phrases on a vendor's insurance decide whose policy pays when something goes wrong on your ramp or in your hangar. Here is what each one does, how they work together, and how to tell whether a vendor actually has them.
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How to read a vendor’s certificate of insurance in 90 seconds
A certificate of insurance is a one-page summary, not a policy. Here is how FBOs, operators and shops can read one box by box, spot the gaps that matter on an airport, and know what to ask for before a vendor touches an aircraft.
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