| As the founder of an aircraft cleaning business, and | | | | your "Airport Activity Permit", but once completed it |
| after franchising it all over the country, I often get | | | | acts as a barrier to entry keeping out competition |
| asked about the industry. Detailing and Cleaning | | | | and gives you an exclusive on the captured customer |
| corporate aircraft is a great business and the pay is | | | | base. Generally, there are only 2-3 aircraft cleaning |
| very good. Recently, a successful operator of a car | | | | companies on an airport. |
| detailing company asked me about the | | | | Cost: |
| aircraft-detailing sector as a potential place to expand | | | | Cost is a huge consideration, as the airport will require |
| his business. | | | | increased liability insurance, and that could run you |
| Subject: Expanding into Aircraft - Looking at | | | | several thousand dollars, depending on the situation. |
| expanding our current detail business into the aircraft | | | | Generally the airport wants to be additionally insured |
| industry. Where is the best place to investigate the | | | | for 5 million or more in liability insurance. Insurance |
| pro and cons of this segment of the detailing | | | | companies need you to pay some of that upfront, |
| business? | | | | yet realize you have not cleaned your first aircraft |
| Well, perhaps the biggest cons to adding Aircraft | | | | yet. Worse, the permit at the airport can take as |
| Detailing to your mix is Time, Aggravation, and Cost. | | | | long as 3-months to process, usually faster, but it |
| Time: | | | | gets ridiculous sometimes. |
| It takes time to develop Aircraft Corporate Detailing | | | | Those are the biggest negatives.The pros are that |
| Accounts, but once you have a few the word of | | | | you make a lot more money cleaning aircraft than |
| mouth is good and brings you in lots of business. | | | | anything else you will wash in the transportation |
| Aggravation: | | | | industry, so it is a good business and the work is a |
| It is aggravating to have to deal with the many | | | | lot easier too. Perhaps you should consider this if you |
| airport rules, background checks for all employees | | | | wish to expand your auto-detailing company? |
| and the time it takes the bureaucracy to process | | | | |