The Collins' Aviation Companies

Organization Overview

“Try not to become a Company of success but rather to become a Company of value.”

With over 30 years of combined corporate and private jet aircraft sales experience, the Collins’ Aviation Companies have operated with this tenet as a guide. Our Mission Statement and Corporate Value Proposition have been developed with the following underlying principles behind everything we do for our Clients:

”The Collins’ Aviation Companies are dedicated to providing the highest Value, Professionalism and Quality Performance to our clients. We are committed to representing the exclusive interests of our clients. Whether acquiring or selling private or corporate aircraft, we will ensure that only the best possible opportunities in the marketplace are identified for our clients. We will continually operate with Integrity and Commitment that meets and exceeds our client’s expectations.”

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, the Collins’ Companies are organized into two separate business entities: Chuck Collins & Associates, Inc. (CC&A, Inc.) and Collins Aviation Association (CAA, Inc.).

Chuck Collins & Associates, Inc. is a professional aircraft sales company providing a broad assortment of Strategic Aviation Services. We provide strategic services such as: aircraft sales, aircraft acquisitions, fleet planning, aircraft appraisals, production oversight, completion management, lease financing and traditional financing. Chuck Collins & Associates, Inc. began operation in January 1993, as a sole-proprietorship and incorporated in California on November 6, 1997. We have successfully developed sales and delivered aircraft in every corner of the world, from the Americas and Europe to Africa and the Far East, for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and private parties.

CAA, Inc. (Collins Aviation Association Inc.) is an aviation service company providing professional aviation personal across the USA to the Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and private parties. Our 6 operating domiciles are located in Maryland, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and two in California. We furnish trained flight crews both Part 135 and Part 91 for most corporate aircraft with a added expertise in Gulfstream GIV and GV, Challengers, LearJet series, King Air series, Cessna Citation X and Excel. In addition to flight crews, CAA, Inc. provides skilled aviation personal for a wide array tasks including charter sales, aircraft mechanic, and FAA record keep. Additionally or consulting services include Technical Assistance, Salary Surveys, Aircraft Audits, Personnel Recruitment and Recommendations on Flight Department Organizational Structure.

Each company operates with our core values in mind: dedication to CREATING CLIENT VALUE; QUALITY; PERFORMANCE; and INTEGRITY.

Chuck Collins & Associates, Inc. (CC& A, Inc.)

CC&, Inc. is a professional aircraft sales and acquisition Service Company that began operation in California in January 1993, as a sole-proprietorship and was later incorporated as a California Company in November 1997. We have successfully developed sales and delivered aircraft in every corner of the world, from the Americas and Europe to Africa and the Far East, for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and private parties. These sales of corporate aircraft included Small Jets through Long Range Jets, and the Beechcraft King Air series of Jet Prop aircraft. Our greatest area of expertise encompasses the Gulfstream, British Aerospace BAe 125s series (Raytheon Jet), Lear Jet, Cessna Citations, and King Airs.

CC& A, Inc. has made sales of Small Jets produced by each of the six leading manufacturers in the Small Jet marketplace. The company’s greatest area of expertise in this category is the Cessna Citation series and Bombardier LearJet series of aircraft. In addition, sales in this class of aircraft have frequently required additional services and professionalism. In many of these transactions the aircraft required modernization to meet new federal requirements. Our knowledge of these federal regulatory requirements and approved resolutions, along with our comprehensive familiarity with each of the vendors, helped our clients make purchase decisions that met their financial goals and objectives.

Since our inception in 1993, the Medium Jet market has proven to be the largest market segment in both unit count and dollar value for CC& A, Inc. The benchmark for the Medium Jet is the Hawker. Our company has demonstrated expertise in this category by closing sales to a diverse customer base. These sales included all of the Hawker series of aircraft from the early Hawker Siddeley HS 125 1A through the newest Raytheon 800XP. Additionally, our work in this group of Jet Aircraft has included transactions with the Bombardier Lear 55/60 and the complete Citation lineup of mid-size jets, especially the Citation VII, Excel,and the fast Citation X.

Success in the category of Large Long Range Jets has been in the development of sales and delivery of the big three: the Challenger, the Falcon, and the Gulfstream. When requested, as a value added service, CC& A, Inc. has also provided the supervision and management of the aircraft through refurbishment. We have a close working relationship with some of the best and most respected completion centers in the country, which enables us to minimize down time and increasing attention to detail and quality without increasing cost to the client.

Sales in the Turbo-prop category aircraft have focused 100% on the Raytheon King Air series. The company has achieved sales in this category from the early King Air B90 through the newest progression of the King Air fleet: the Supper King Air 350 and the 1900D Airliner. Additionally, CC&A, Inc., has worked as a buyer’s agent on numerous acquisitions where our services have included successful face-to-face negotiations with Raytheon Aircraft for a fleet purchase of six 1900D Airliners and an option for six additional aircraft.

Collins Aviation Association Inc. (CAA, Inc.)

To paraphrase Peter Drucker: “Quality in a service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for.”

CAA, Inc. wants to ensure that every client is provided with World Class Service. We have owned and operated Jet Aircraft over a 30 year period. We bring an owner's perspective and operator's knowledge to Aviation Asset Management the Aircraft Service and Maintenance process.

We provide strategic services such as: Fleet planning, Technical Assistance, Aircraft Audits, Personnel Recruitment, Aircraft Appraisals, Salary Surveys, and Recommendations on Flight Department Organizational Structure.

• Flight Crews and Personnel Recruitment
  • CAA, Inc. offers flight operation support with a combination of 35 full and part-time, highly experienced and trained, domestic and international, flight crews
  • Our crews provide both part 135 and part 91 air taxi services.
  • The company has pilot domiciles located in Los Angeles and San Diego, California; Dallas, Texas; Melbourne, Florida; Baltimore, Maryland and Pasagoula, Mississippi
  • CAA, Inc. flight crews have experience that ranges from Gulf Stream, Citation 10, through King Air. Our crews have flown clients throughout the United States, Russia, China, the Middle East, Northern Africa and to several other emerging nations with an unblemished safety record.
• Aircraft Operation Management Services
  • CAA, Inc. offers a turnkey approach to aircraft management. We offer a full range of services that are focused on greater safety, security and satisfaction for aircraft owners
  • We recruit, select, recommend and qualify, with your approval, a manager with verified credentials, experience and performance who is responsible for a proven maintenance process with systems and standards to ensure complete documentation and compliance
  • We Establish a team of pilots, maintenance technicians, flight attendants, flight coordinators, financial staff and a company officer dedicated to your safety, security, and satisfaction
  • We provide a staff dedicated to monitoring compliance with rigid safety, operational and maintenance standards. They also manage planning, scheduling, oversight, documentation and review of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to ensure secure, safe, reliable and efficient aircraft performance
  • We oversee hangar arrangements, security and vendor support relationships.
• Technical Assistance
  • CAA, Inc. has 4 full time maintenance crews
  • To ensure that our employees have the most up-to-date information, CAA, Inc., provides the maintenance crews with a comprehensive library of Pilot’s Operating Handbooks, Maintenance Manuals, Flight Planning Handbooks, Magazine Article Reprints, Flight Safety, Pilot Training Manuals and when available, the Manufacture’s Product Information Manual
  • CAA, Inc. also has a highly trained staff that is responsible for the mandatory record keeping on pilot activities. We have some of the best-informed, most dedicated team of professionals in the industry working with our clients.
• Flight Department Organization and Recruitment
  • For start-up flight departments or flight departments in transition, we offer full support program that emphasizes Safety, Professionalism and Cost Control
• Salary Surveys
  • We answer your questions more specifically by surveying a larger number of companies in your peer group than is possible in generic annual surveys.