LIFT Aviation

LIFT Aviation Company is an aviation services and consulting firm based at Austin Executive Airport in Pflugerville, Texas. It says it has served clients since 2013 and has a team of 12, led by President and CEO Coy Comontofski.

The company's work covers aircraft acquisitions, sales brokerage, aircraft management, maintenance of aircraft it manages, dry lease brokerage and pilot services. It states clearly that it is not a charter operator and does not hold a Part 135 air carrier certificate; when clients need a charter flight, it arranges one through outside companies.

Aircraft it has listed as commonly available on dry lease include Cessna Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+ light jets, a Beechcraft King Air F90, Daher TBM 700 and TBM 900 turboprops and Cirrus SR22T piston aircraft, though it notes the inventory changes often.

Under a dry lease, the customer leases the aircraft and takes operational control, so flyers considering this route should understand their responsibilities for crew and operations compared with booking a Part 135 charter. The company does not list third-party safety ratings such as ARGUS or Wyvern.