Aviation Maintenance,
Airworthiness & Sustainment Consulting
NZ Air Support helps aviation operators strengthen maintenance systems, improve fleet reliability, prepare for audits, resolve compliance gaps and keep aircraft operationally ready.
Senior aviation consulting across the maintenance lifecycle.
From airworthiness and CAMO support to fleet sustainment, AOG advisory, reliability and quality systems — practical consulting for operators who need aircraft compliant, reliable and ready.
Airworthiness & Compliance Support
Practical support for operators, maintenance organisations and aviation businesses on airworthiness systems, compliance gaps, audit readiness, maintenance records, quality systems and regulatory preparation.
Fleet Sustainment & Maintenance Planning
Maintenance forecasting, fleet availability planning, resource optimisation, lifecycle sustainment and engineering judgement for operators who need aircraft available, compliant and cost-effective.
AOG & Operational Recovery Advisory
We help operators make the right technical, compliance and recovery decisions when aircraft are grounded — triage, recovery planning, supplier coordination and maintenance decision support.
Reliability Engineering & Defect Reduction
Recurring defect review, root-cause analysis, reliability trend monitoring, maintenance data review and practical recommendations that reduce downtime.
Quality, Audit & Safety Systems
Quality system review, ISO-style audit readiness, compliance dashboards, KPI development, process mapping, documentation improvement and systemic audit finding resolution.
Technical Training & Capability Development
Technical coaching, maintenance process training, human-factors-aware instruction, supervisor development and practical capability uplift for aviation teams.
Audit-ready. Regulator-ready. Operator-ready.
We support operators, maintenance organisations and aviation businesses with practical work on airworthiness systems, compliance gaps, audit readiness, maintenance records, quality systems and regulatory preparation — grounded in safety-focused decision making.
- Audit readiness & regulator preparation
- Maintenance records & documentation review
- Compliance gap analysis & closure
- Quality system & CAMO support
Aircraft available, compliant and cost-effective.
Sustainment is the discipline of keeping fleets safe, reliable and operationally ready across their lifecycle. We help operators forecast maintenance, plan availability, optimise resources and apply engineering judgement to long-horizon decisions.
Maintenance Forecasting
Forward maintenance planning, check sequencing and availability modelling that protects fleet utilisation.
Reliability & Defect Reduction
Recurring defect review, root-cause analysis and reliability monitoring to drive downtime out of the fleet.
Lifecycle Sustainment
Resource optimisation, lifecycle planning and engineering judgement for cost-effective fleet sustainment.
The right decisions when aircraft are grounded.
We help operators make the right technical, compliance and recovery decisions when aircraft are grounded — calm, methodical and commercially aware. AOG triage, recovery planning, supplier coordination and maintenance decision support.
- AOG triage & decision support
- Recovery planning & sequencing
- Supplier & parts coordination
- Compliance-safe return-to-service guidance
Request AOG Support
For AOG advisory enquiries, contact Imran directly.
+64 21 059 2286info@nzairsupport.comOperators who need senior aviation judgement.
From flight schools and charter operators to maintenance organisations and international fleets — NZ Air Support partners with aviation businesses that need experienced, independent consulting.
- Flight schools
- Charter operators
- Private aircraft owners
- Maintenance organisations
- Regional aviation businesses
- Aviation start-ups
- Air ambulance & mission aviation providers
- International operators needing remote support
New Zealand based. Built to support operators internationally.
NZ Air Support begins in New Zealand and is designed to support operators internationally through remote advisory, documentation review, audit preparation, reliability analysis, fleet planning, supplier coordination and sustainment support.
Led by Imran Shaikh — 20+ years in aviation.
NZ Air Support is led by Imran Shaikh, a New Zealand-based aviation engineering and sustainment professional with over 20 years' experience across maintenance, airworthiness, CAMO support, fleet planning, technical services, quality systems and operational readiness. Experienced across military and civil aviation systems, fixed and rotary wing.
Imran brings a rare combination of hands-on aircraft maintenance experience, senior technical leadership, regulatory understanding, systems thinking and commercial discipline. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, an NZ CAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Licence for Aeroplane and Powerplant, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification, and is currently completing an MBA through the University of Auckland.
NZ Air Support exists to help operators make better aviation maintenance decisions — safely, practically and commercially.
Tell us about your aviation requirement.
Complete the form and we will respond to arrange a suitable consultation. For AOG advisory enquiries please call +64 21 059 2286.