Fleet Care Program at Girona-Costa Brava (LEGE)
Twelve-month appearance plan for based aircraft: scheduled turns, fixed budget, priority AOG cover.
Fleet Care Program at Girona-Costa Brava pairs recurring appearance work with the operational rhythm of charter fleets and corporate flight departments based on the Costa Brava. The program builds a service calendar around your flight schedule—quick turns between legs, monthly cabin deep-cleans, seasonal exterior work and brightwork polishing—under a single fixed monthly invoice per tail number. Handling agents present at the airport support H24 operations, so early-morning departures and late-evening arrivals can be wrapped into the detailing slot without pushing your crew rest or delaying the next leg.
01/19 · 2400 m
AIP and airport data469 ft
Airport H24 (AIP AD 2.3; Aena lists the airport as open 24 hours); customs and immigration, ATS, fuelling, handling and de-icing during aerodrome hours
None published - airport H2412.5 km
Girona city centre (south-west)6 on the airport
independent, no affiliationNo stand-alone business aviation terminal documented by two sources: Sky Valet and Universal Aviation operate their VIP lounges and offices inside the main passenger terminal (ExecuJet refers to a 'General Aviation Terminal' and Centervol has its own facility - single-sourced)
Who runs a Fleet Care Program at Girona-Costa Brava?
Charter operators with aircraft on seasonal or year-round AOC at LEGE, corporate flight departments that have moved a tail to Spain for tax or operational reasons, and fractional programs that station an aircraft in Catalonia to cover Mediterranean demand all use the program. The common thread is predictable flying: if you know the aircraft will be back on stand every few days or every week, a service calendar makes more sense than calling for a wash each time.
The program works equally well for a single based tail and for a small fleet. A charter operator with two super-midsize jets might schedule exterior washes every three weeks in summer, interiors every month, and a single-stage polish each spring and autumn. A corporate flight department with one ultra-long-range aircraft might prefer fortnightly quick turns and quarterly deep interiors. We build the calendar in the first week, then adjust it as your utilisation changes.
What changes at Girona-Costa Brava that affects fleet appearance?
Girona-Costa Brava sits at 469 feet elevation, twelve and a half kilometres south-west of Girona city centre, with a single 2,400-metre runway. The airport operates H24 with no published curfew, and customs, ATS, fuelling, handling and de-icing are available during aerodrome hours. Six handling agents are licensed: Centervol operates its own FBO facility with lounges and a Part-145 hangar; ExecuJet, Sky Valet and Universal Aviation maintain VIP lounges and crew facilities; General Aviation Service and United Aviation Services provide handling. Universal Aviation and Sky Valet offer 24-hour service, ExecuJet 24 hours on request, so late slots and early-morning turns are straightforward to coordinate with your handler.
The Costa Brava climate brings two appearance challenges. Summer heat and coastal humidity accelerate bellyside grime and leave salt haze on the nacelles and leading edges; a dry wash every two to three weeks keeps the finish clean without using ramp water. Winter rain and occasional low cloud mean the aircraft often comes back wet, and if it sits on stand for a day the waterline shows. Monthly interiors pick up tracked-in sand from beach stops and the fine dust that blows in from inland during dry spells. The program calendar accounts for both: more frequent exteriors May through September, deeper cabin work after high-utilisation months.
How does the service calendar fit around flight operations?
We write the calendar in the first week of the program by looking at your typical utilisation pattern—how many legs per week, average turnaround time, whether you block out maintenance days, and which day of the week the aircraft is most likely to be on stand for six hours or more. A charter operator flying four legs a week might schedule quick turns every Friday evening after the last arrival, a full interior on the third Sunday of each month, and an exterior wash on the first and third Tuesday mornings. A corporate flight department with less predictable flying might prefer a rolling calendar: interior every 25 flight hours, exterior every three weeks, reviewed each month.
The calendar is a working document. If you add an unplanned trip or bring forward a scheduled leg, we shift the detailing slot by a day or two. If the aircraft goes AOG or into scheduled maintenance, we pause the calendar and restart when you're back on line. The aim is to keep the aircraft consistently clean without ever forcing you to delay a departure or turn down a charter because the detailer is on the ramp.
What work happens during a typical program month at LEGE?
A super-midsize jet on a standard Fleet Care calendar might see three quick turns, one full interior and one exterior wash in a four-week cycle. The quick turn is a ninety-minute visit between legs: vacuum the cabin, wipe down galley and lav surfaces, clean the windows and mirrors, polish the brightwork around the door and the cheat line if it needs it, and walk the exterior to check for new paint chips or streaks. The full interior is a four-hour block, usually on a rest day: pull the seats, deep-clean the carpets and sidewalls, treat the leather, detail the galley and lav, clean all stowage bins and the cockpit, and finish with a cabin decon if it's in the contract. The exterior wash is a dry wash or rinseless process depending on airside water rules that month—typically two to three hours on stand, covering the fuselage, wings, nacelles, tail, belly and gear bays, with a hydrophobic dressing on the leading edges.
Every visit generates a service record and photos, uploaded to a shared folder the same day. At the end of each quarter we sit down with your ops team—in person at Girona or on a call—and review the appearance history, flag any emerging issues (paint wear on a winglet, a cabin seam that's lifting, a galley panel that needs OEM attention), and adjust the calendar for the next three months.
How does priority AOG cover work under the Fleet Care Program?
If your aircraft goes tech at another field and you need the cabin or exterior ready for a positioning flight or a client leg, Fleet Care customers jump the queue. You call the mobile number on your program card, we confirm the airport and the slot, and a detailer is airside within the timeframe we agreed at the start of the contract—usually four hours at a major European hub, longer at a regional field. The work is billed at the standard AOG rate, not the program rate, but you don't wait behind one-off requests and you don't need to explain the aircraft history or your finish preferences; we already have the spec and the photos.
AOG cover also applies at Girona-Costa Brava. If the aircraft comes back early from a trip with a hydraulic leak that's left fluid streaks on the belly and nacelle, or if a client leg is moved forward by six hours and you need the cabin turned around that morning, we mobilise the same way. The program doesn't include unlimited AOG visits—the contract specifies how many are covered each quarter—but it does mean you have a detailer on call who knows the aircraft and can coordinate directly with your handler without a three-way briefing on the apron.
What does the fixed monthly budget cover, and what sits outside it?
The monthly invoice covers all scheduled work in the service calendar: quick turns, interiors, exteriors, brightwork polishing, and the quarterly appearance review. It also covers consumables (cleaning agents, microfibre cloths, vacuum bags, decon fluid, hydrophobic dressing) and the shared service-history folder. The budget is fixed per tail number for the twelve-month term, so you know in January what you'll pay in November, and there are no surprise line items for extra wipes or an unplanned vacuum.
Three categories sit outside the program rate and are billed separately: AOG callouts at LEGE or other airports (covered under the priority allocation, charged at the standard AOG rate); unscheduled deep work that's not in the calendar, such as a full single-stage polish after a bird strike or a cabin detail following a medical event; and any work that requires OEM-approved materials or a no-touch avionics procedure, such as replacing a cabin panel or cleaning around static ports. We flag these items before we start the work, and they appear as separate line items on the monthly invoice with photos and a brief explanation.
Questions operators ask about Fleet Care Program at Girona-Costa Brava
How long does it take to set up a Fleet Care Program at Girona-Costa Brava?
One week from contract signature to the first scheduled visit. We need your aircraft registration, your typical weekly utilisation, your handler's contact details, and your finish preferences. Once the contract is signed we write the service calendar, share it with your ops team for approval, and coordinate the first visit with your handler. The aircraft doesn't need to be on stand at Girona-Costa Brava when we set up the program; we can start the calendar the week it arrives on base.
Can the program cover two aircraft at LEGE with different utilisation patterns?
Yes, each tail gets its own calendar and its own monthly budget line. A charter operator with a super-midsize jet flying four legs a week and an ultra-long-range aircraft flying two legs a week will have two service calendars, two budget lines on the invoice, and two sets of service records. The quick-turn frequency and the interior/exterior intervals will be different, but both aircraft get the same priority AOG cover and the same quarterly review.
What happens if the aircraft is away from Girona-Costa Brava for a month?
We pause the calendar and the billing for that month. If the aircraft goes into scheduled maintenance at another facility, or if you move it to a different base for seasonal demand, we pause the service calendar and you don't pay the program fee for any month in which no work is performed. When the aircraft returns to LEGE we restart the calendar from where it left off. There's no penalty for pausing, and no minimum number of visits per quarter.
Do you coordinate directly with my handler at LEGE, or does my crew need to brief you each time?
We coordinate directly with your handler once you've made the introduction. In the first week of the program you introduce us to your handler—Centervol, ExecuJet, Sky Valet, Universal Aviation, or whichever agent you use—and we exchange contact details and airside procedures. After that we coordinate each visit directly: we confirm the slot, the stand number, the GPU requirement, and the aircraft status, and we update your handler when the work is complete. Your crew only hears from us if there's an issue that affects the next departure or if we've found something that needs your attention.
Can I add a third-party cabin detail or a paint correction to the program calendar?
Yes, we'll hold the slot and coordinate with the third party on your behalf. If you've scheduled an OEM cabin refurbishment or a paint shop visit and you want us to handle the pre-work detail or the post-work inspection, we'll add it to the calendar and coordinate the timing with the third party. The work itself is billed separately—it's outside the program scope—but the coordination and the slot management are included, and we'll make sure the aircraft is ready for the next contractor without your ops team needing to manage three separate schedules.
What's included in the quarterly appearance review?
A sit-down review of the service history, photos, and any emerging finish or cabin issues. Every three months we meet with your ops team—in person at Girona-Costa Brava or on a video call—and walk through the service records and photos from the previous quarter. We flag any paint wear, cabin seam lifting, galley panel damage, or brightwork oxidation that's developed since the last review, and we recommend whether it needs immediate attention or can wait until the next scheduled maintenance. We also adjust the service calendar for the next quarter based on your updated utilisation forecast.
How many AOG callouts are covered under the Fleet Care Program?
The contract specifies the number per quarter; typically two to four depending on fleet size. A single-tail program might include two priority AOG callouts per quarter, a two-tail program four callouts. If you use all your callouts in one quarter, additional AOG requests are handled at the standard rate but you still get priority allocation ahead of one-off customers. Unused callouts don't roll over to the next quarter, but we review the allocation at each quarterly appearance meeting and adjust it if your operational pattern has changed.
Can I change the service calendar mid-year if my utilisation changes?
Yes, we adjust the calendar whenever your flying pattern shifts. If you add a seasonal charter contract and your weekly legs double, or if you reduce utilisation during a slow quarter, we'll rewrite the calendar to match. The monthly budget stays fixed—that's the point of the program—but the frequency of quick turns, interiors and exteriors can flex up or down. We just need a week's notice so we can reallocate crew and coordinate the new slots with your handler.
Does the program cover dry wash only, or can you use water if the airport allows it?
We use whichever method the airport permits and your finish requires. Airside water rules at Girona-Costa Brava vary by season and by stand, so we confirm with your handler before each exterior wash. If water is allowed and the aircraft needs it—heavy bellyside grime, de-icing fluid residue, or a post-maintenance wash—we'll use a rinseless or low-water method. If water is restricted or if the finish is clean enough for a dry wash, we'll do that instead. The method is noted in the service record each time.
What happens at the end of the twelve-month term?
The program renews automatically unless you cancel with thirty days' notice. Fleet Care is a twelve-month rolling contract: it renews at the end of each term unless you give us written notice thirty days before the renewal date. If your operational base changes or your fleet size changes, we'll rewrite the program for the new configuration and issue a new monthly budget. If you're happy with the existing calendar and the pricing, nothing changes and the work continues into the next twelve months.