Empire Aircraft Detailing

Empire Aircraft Detailing LLC is a mobile aircraft detailing company based in San Jose, California. It works at the owner's hangar or FBO at twelve airports around the San Francisco Bay Area, with San Jose International (KSJC) as its primary focus, and coordinates detailing in other states for charter operators and management companies. The company was founded by Kevin Zhao, a former ramp agent, and is on call 24 hours a day for AOG and quick-turn work. Its website lists VistaJet, Atlantic Aviation, Signature Aviation, Clay Lacy and Solairus among the names under "Trusted By".

Services

• Interior detailing, carpet extraction, leather restoration and charter turn cabin resets
• Exterior detailing, paint correction, and brightwork and metal polishing
• Ceramic coating: the website describes the company as a System X certified installer applying System X Max G+ coating on compatible aircraft
• Pre-purchase and pre-delivery details
• De-ice boot refurbishment
• Aircraft disinsection: WHO-compliant cabin insecticide treatment dispatched to any US airport, with a signed affidavit and certificate of residual disinsection for arrival authorities on international routes
• Maintenance programs and a fleet care program

Each job comes with what the company calls a Departure Assurance Report: a timestamped condition report with before and after photographs.

Aircraft and airports

The booking form covers piston singles such as the Cessna 172 and 182, Diamond DA40 and Mooney M20; high-performance pistons including the Cirrus SR22 and SR22T, Beechcraft Bonanza and Piper Malibu; turboprops such as the TBM, Pilatus PC-12 and King Air; and jets from the Citation CJ series and Phenom 100/300 to the Gulfstream G550/G650, Global 6000/7500 and Falcon 7X/8X. Home airports are KSJC, KRHV, KPAO, KSQL, KLVK, KHWD, KCCR, KAPC, KSFO, KOAK, KNUQ and KMRY.

Cirrus

The site has a page about its Cirrus SR22 service. It lists the Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22T among the aircraft it details and describes pH-neutral hand washing and decontamination, paint correction on painted surfaces, sealants and waxes, brightwork polishing of the spinner, exhaust and metal accents, and interior detailing for them, with mobile service at KRHV, KPAO, KSQL, KLVK, KHWD, KCCR, KAPC and KSJC.

Insurance

The company states it carries $20M commercial liability, $10M general liability and $1M hangarkeepers coverage.

Cirrus detailing

Empire Aircraft Detailing covers all Cirrus models. Pricing is on request, and the current lead time is about 48 hours, depending on availability (confirmed by the company, 16 October 2026).

Contact

Email: contact@empireaircraftdetailing.com
Hours: on call 24/7
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