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Specialized solutions in aircraft engine management, maintenance planning, and strategic technical support for operators, lessors, and OEMs.
DHK AERO was founded to bring a technical and analytical view to the aircraft engine lifecycle, combining hands-on field experience with corporate fleet management.
Our services range from comprehensive engine and powerplant management to strategic consulting and support for MROs and OEMs, ensuring optimal operational efficiency and contractual discipline at every stage.
Full asset lifecycle management, from delivery to redelivery.
Contract negotiation and structuring with technical and financial discipline.
Technical-commercial focal point between the operation and manufacturers and shops.
Investment decisions backed by financial modeling and market data.
DHK AERO acts as an independent, on-the-ground technical representative across Brazil’s major engine MRO centers, a plug-and-play resource for every link in the value chain. We remove language barriers, navigate local operational bottlenecks, control maintenance costs, and accelerate turnaround times.
Asset value protection, technical records audit, witnessing of lease-return inspections, and control of over-scoping by the local MRO.
Acting as your extended engineering arm: managing scheduled shop visits, immediate on-site AOG troubleshooting, and reduced turnaround times.
Boots-on-the-ground support for local technical teams, regional logistics navigation, and handling of technical cases within your own engineering portals.
Independent technical investigation, on-site damage mapping (FOD, bird strike), and verification that the repair workscope matches the incident, protecting against over-billing.
Technical due diligence, data-backed asset valuations, and expert technical reporting during asset transitions, repossessions, and restructuring.
Localized short-term surge capacity: acting as independent customer liaison, technical records auditor, or third-party inspector during production peaks.
Physical deployment to the MRO floor within hours. Review of technical dispositions, teardown witnessing, parts condition audit, and challenge of aggressive workscopes.
Physical damage mapping and table inspection following an event (FOD, bird strike, over-temp), with objective, data-backed technical reporting for insurers and adjusters.
Structuring, phrasing, and submitting complex technical cases inside OEM portals (GE Aerospace, P&WC, Honeywell, Safran) to secure rapid engineering dispensations.
Translating shop-floor realities and local constraints (Custo Brasil, customs delays) into structured, English-language data packages and executive summaries.
DHK AERO services are not limited to Brazilian territory. Over 28 years of following shop visits, technical audits, and negotiations at repair stations and manufacturers across North America, Europe, and Asia. We deploy technical representation wherever your operation needs it, with the same reporting standard and neutrality.
Short-term on-site MRO representation, table inspections, and claims auditing.
End-to-end shop visit management, asset repossessions, and comprehensive lease-return audits.
Operators, lessors, and underwriters seeking guaranteed 24/7 AOG and incident response.
Illustrative scenarios of the kind of support DHK AERO provides, grounded in a consolidated methodology for technical and financial engine analysis.
Operators of different sizes, from lean single-type fleets to large multi-type fleets, need spare engine coverage matched to their operational exposure.
Spare ratio modeling by fleet size, comparison of market lease, sale-and-leaseback, and outright purchase, with NPV analysis and lease rate scenarios scaled to the operation.
A coverage strategy sized to risk and budget, from lean fleets to consolidated ones.
Aircraft entering or leaving the fleet, with lease agreements whose technical delivery and return conditions require detailed review.
Review of technical delivery/redelivery clauses, half-life adjustment calculations, reserve rate benchmarking, and negotiation of objective, verifiable acceptance criteria.
Reduced exposure to technical disputes and unexpected end-of-lease costs, with clear delivery and return conditions.
Need to structure a new maintenance agreement (FHA/FMP) or revise an existing one in light of changes to scope, fleet, or market conditions.
Benchmarking proposals against market comparables, severity-adjusting reserve rates, structuring escalation caps, and reviewing exclusion clauses.
More competitive commercial terms aligned to the operational reality, whether for a new contract or a revision.
Illustrative examples of the working methodology. Client-specific data, figures, and terms are always handled under confidentiality.
Enter your fleet data to get the minimum number of spare engines for 95% coverage, based on a Poisson distribution (AIP — Average in Process).
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Estimate based on the AIP (Average in Process) model with a Poisson distribution, an industry-standard methodology for spare engine sizing.
Proven experience with multiple manufacturers and engine families, supporting maintenance programs, contract negotiations, and strategic OEM relationships.
Interested in learning how DHK AERO can support your operation? Reach out for an initial conversation.
dhkaero@gmail.com