Time to Fly

Time to Fly is an aviation consulting company that works for safer and more sustainable aviation. Its head office is in Roissy en France, near Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. It also has an office in Ta' Xbiex, Malta, and is a member of the Malta Business Aviation Association. The company is ISO 9001 certified.

Pascal Ravel founded Time to Fly in 2009, drawing on his years running airline operations. The firm first worked on approval and certification projects. It has since grown to support all kinds of aviation organisations in how they run and follow up their operations.

Who it works with

• Commercial and business aviation airlines
• Private and specialised operators
• Maintenance organisations (Part CAMO and Part 145)
• Airports and aerodromes
• Drone operators

Services

• Audits and compliance monitoring support
• Help to obtain and keep approvals, such as an air operator certificate (AOC)
• Writing operations manuals and other operational documents
• Safety management support
• Surveys of premises and set up of tools to improve how an organisation runs
• Fleet projects, such as adding new aircraft to a fleet
• Sustainability work: carbon footprint reports, EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) management and sustainable aviation fuel advice

The company groups its skills into six areas: sustainable aviation, a technical division, airports, air operations, drones and ground operations.

Training

In 2018 the founder created Time to Learn, the training side of the group. It offers courses based on the same expertise.

What clients say

Clients quoted on the site praise the team for fast, tailored support on tight deadlines. One client says it works with Time to Fly on fleet management, carbon footprint reports and its ETS. The operations director of Le Castellet International Airport is also quoted.