A White Paper by Ash Shukla, Chief Business Officer, Global Wave Dynamics

Enhancing Operational Excellence in General Aviation through Global Competency Centers (GCCs)

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Introduction

Executive Summary

The General Aviation (GA) sector, encompassing Ground Handling Agents (GHAs), Fixed Base Operators (FBOs), and private jet operators, is rapidly evolving. Increased customer expectations, regulatory complexity, and digital transformation are pushing the industry to seek leaner and more scalable operations. Global Competency Centers (GCCs), traditionally leveraged in IT and financial services, are now playing a pivotal role in driving innovation, operational excellence, and cost efficiency in general aviation.

This paper explores how GCCs are transforming operations in GHA, FBO, and private jet organizations through centralization, process optimization, and data-driven decision-making.

The big question is — how do you keep delivering a luxury experience while staying lean, efficient, and profitable?

The answer lies in two things:

  • Building a Global Competency Center (GCC) to handle repeatable, non-core tasks
  • Using technology to simplify, automate, and connect your operations

Let’s break it down.

What’s Really Holding Part 135 Operators Back?

Most operational pain points for private jet companies come down to a few common themes:

Too Many Systems, Not Enough Connection

Every department uses its own tool — one for scheduling, another for crew management, another for maintenance. None of them talk to each other naturally. That means people waste hours doing manual data entry, chasing down updates, and fixing errors.

Expensive People Doing Low-Value Work

Your most skilled dispatchers and ops staff are spending time on things like:

Creating trip quotes
Filling out forms
Sending status updates
Booking hotels or ground transport for crew

These tasks are critical — but they’re not where your experts should spend most of their time.

What’s Really Holding Part 135 Operators Back?

Most operational pain points for private jet companies come down to a few common themes:

What’s Really Holding Part 135 Operators Back?

Most operational pain points for private jet companies come down to a few common themes:

Expensive People Doing Low-Value Work

Your most skilled dispatchers and ops staff are spending time on things like:

Creating trip quotes
Filling out forms
Sending status updates
Booking hotels or ground transport for crew

These tasks are critical — but they’re not where your experts should spend most of their time.