About Pacific Aviation Engineering & Leadership
An owner-led aviation engineering business combining experienced principals, extensive project experience, and direct access to Flagstaff’s established aviation workforce network.
Serious Capability. Experienced People. Personal Accountability.
Pacific Aviation Engineering Ltd was established to provide regional and Pacific aviation operators with a responsive, high-calibre engineering alternative: assembling type-rated engineering teams, facilities, and tooling specifically suited to each aircraft requirement.
We assemble the management capability, workforce network, and technical resources required to deliver aircraft maintenance projects and transitions. Crucially, we remain owner-led: our customers deal directly with experienced aviation decision-makers who have personal responsibility for project outcomes.
Customers deal directly with experienced aviation decision-makers who have the responsibility and authority to make decisions, from initial project scoping through to project completion.
Engineering Depth with Personal Accountability
Working directly with associated company Flagstaff Recruitment Ltd under common ownership, Pacific Aviation Engineering can assemble the management, engineering personnel and project resources required for individual aircraft requirements.
Associated Aviation Businesses
Two dedicated associated aviation businesses under common ownership working together to deliver engineering project execution and qualified aviation workforce capability.
Pacific Aviation Engineering Ltd
The operating engineering entity that organises, scopes, manages, and delivers aircraft maintenance projects, AOG response, transitions, and technical oversight across New Zealand and the Pacific.
- Project management and critical-path milestone delivery
- Contract maintenance coordination within the relevant Part 145 approval framework
- On-site technical representation and lessor transition management
- Project-specific tooling and specialist equipment coordination
Flagstaff Recruitment Ltd
Associated company under common ownership with established aviation recruitment and workforce capabilities, providing access to vetted, type-rated licensed engineers (LAMEs), mechanics, and technicians.
- Direct access to Category B1.1, B1.2, and B2 licensed engineers
- Rigorous licence validation, type rating, and regulatory compliance
- Assembly of specialist sheet metal and avionics personnel
- Project-specific engineering team scaling to match requirements
Meet Our Leadership
Pacific Aviation Engineering is an owner-led business where senior decision-makers remain directly involved in customer relationships, project scoping and project delivery.
Jason Turner
Jason brings more than four decades of aviation engineering, aircraft maintenance, production planning, project management and aviation workforce experience to Pacific Aviation Engineering. He began his career with Air New Zealand as an apprentice aircraft engineer and progressed through component maintenance, production planning, business-process development and major aircraft maintenance and modification programmes.
David Rycroft
David combines hands-on aircraft engineering experience with more than 25 years of senior executive leadership, business development and commercial management across aviation, engineering and other technically complex industries. He began his career with Air New Zealand, completing a five-year aircraft engineering apprenticeship before working as a qualified aircraft engineer.
Discuss your fleet requirements directly with our leadership team and senior principals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear information on our company structure, Part 145 regulatory framework, and project-assembled delivery model.
We operate on a flexible, project-assembled model. For each maintenance input or technical project, we assemble the right people, secure appropriate facility space, and mobilise the necessary tooling and equipment specifically for that aircraft and workscope. This allows operators to access dedicated engineering capability tailored to their particular requirement, location, and timeframe.