Staffing & Recruiting
Where FBOs hire: contract A&P and avionics staffing for the shop, recruiters and executive search for GMs and leaders, and the aviation job boards where line and CSR roles get filled.
Most of an FBO's hiring is line service technicians and customer service representatives, and very few staffing firms say they place them. Of the firms on this page, only Aviation Search Group, Strom Aviation and APA Services name FBOs as a market on their own sites, and Total Aviation Staffing publishes case studies for Million Air and Elliott Aviation. Line and front-desk roles are mostly filled direct, through job boards; staffing agencies earn their fee on the harder hires, A&P and avionics technicians for an FBO's maintenance shop and the general manager or director seat.
The listings fall into three groups. Contract technician staffing, where the agency employs the mechanic and handles payroll, insurance and screening: LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions, VP Aviation (including AOG mobile response teams), Strom Aviation, APA Services, Aviation Personnel, STS Technical Services, Reliance Aerotech Services and Hire Aviation, which also lists ground-operations and customer-service roles. Recruiting and executive search for permanent hires: Aviation Search Group (which lists FBO and airport as expertise areas and has been a LAUNCH company since 2025), Aviation Personnel International (business-aviation flight departments since 1971), Aviation Recruiting, Total Aviation Staffing and Jet Aviation Staffing.
Job boards are the third group and the only one that publishes prices. JSfirm has a dedicated Line Service category; Avjobs sells subscriptions from $149 a month; the NBAA Career Center starts at $299 for business-aviation postings; the AAAE Career Center charges $260 for a 30-day post for members and $380 for non-members and skews to airport operations jobs. Women in Aviation International's annual conference is also one of the industry's largest career fairs. Every fact on this page comes from the firm's own site on the date shown on its listing.
AAAE Career Center
UnclaimedThe AAAE Career Center is the job board of the American Association of Airport Executives, with published posting prices from $260 for a 30-day airport operations, security, maintenance or management listing.
APA Services
UnclaimedAPA Services, the trade name of APA Aviation Staffing, LLC, supplies contract, contract-to-direct and direct-hire A&P mechanics, avionics and other aircraft trades to MROs, OEMs, completion centers and FBOs across the USA.
Aviation Personnel
UnclaimedAviation Personnel, a Fort Worth, Texas staffing company operating since 2008, supplies contract, contract-to-hire and direct aircraft maintenance, production and repair technicians, with FAA and DOT compliance screening built in.
Aviation Personnel International
UnclaimedAviation Personnel International, a woman-owned recruiting firm in Savannah, Georgia operating since 1971, places pilots, maintenance technicians, schedulers and aviation leaders in business and private aviation flight departments.
Aviation Recruiting
UnclaimedAviation Recruiting, LLC, based in Fleming Island, Florida, is a direct-hire aviation and aerospace staffing firm placing pilots, A&P and avionics technicians, and aviation executives with operators, repair stations and OEMs worldwide.
Aviation Search Group
UnclaimedAviation Search Group, a Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania firm founded in 1999 and now part of LAUNCH, places executives, mechanics, pilots and airport and FBO staff through retained search and direct hire.
Avjobs
UnclaimedAvjobs, Inc., based in Littleton, Colorado and operating since 1988, runs the Avjobs.com aviation job board with subscription employer plans from $149 a month, plus a school directory and an aviation ad network.
Elite Aviation Personnel
UnclaimedAviation staffing agency connecting mechanics and other aviation professionals with commercial, corporate, and private aviation employers.
Hire Aviation Staffing Solutions
UnclaimedHire Aviation Staffing Solutions, a division of Traincroft, Inc., based in Cincinnati, Ohio, places A&P and avionics technicians, flight crews, ground and airport operations staff, and executives on contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire terms.
Jet Aviation Staffing
UnclaimedJet Aviation Staffing is the recruiting arm of Jet Aviation, placing flight crew, technical, operations and executive staff through direct hire, temporary and freelance assignments, payroll services and an online Staffing Marketplace.
JSfirm
UnclaimedJSfirm.com, LLC runs an aviation-only job board and resume marketplace with a dedicated Line Service category, serving employers that hire mechanics, avionics techs, dispatchers, ramp and fueling staff, and managers.
LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions
UnclaimedLAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions, headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois and founded in 2011, staffs A&P and avionics technicians and runs mobile repair teams and a Part 145 repair station for airlines, MROs and OEMs.
NBAA Career Center
UnclaimedThe NBAA Career Center is the business aviation job board of the National Business Aviation Association, where employers post flight department, maintenance, dispatch and management jobs, with posting products starting at $299.
Reliance Aerotech Services
UnclaimedReliance Aerotech Services Inc., a Team Reliance company founded in 1998 with offices in Smyrna, Tennessee and Pensacola, Florida, provides aviation staffing, recruitment, executive search and project support to MROs, OEMs and government agencies.
Strom Aviation
UnclaimedStrom Aviation is a US aviation recruiting and contract staffing firm placing A&P mechanics, avionics, sheetmetal and interior technicians with completion centers, MROs, FBOs, OEMs and helicopter programs, with offices in Minnesota and Texas.
STS Technical Services
UnclaimedSTS Technical Services is the workforce-management and staffing arm of STS Aviation Group, placing aircraft maintenance, avionics and engineering talent, plus defense and industrial technicians, on contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire terms.
Total Aviation Staffing
UnclaimedTotal Aviation Staffing, LLC of San Antonio, Texas recruits mechanics, avionics techs, flight operations staff and leaders for MRO, charter, general and business aviation, with Million Air and Elliott Aviation among its case studies.
VP Aviation
UnclaimedVP Aviation Technical Services, a Clearwater, Florida maintenance-technician staffing firm operating since 1993, supplies A&P, avionics and structures mechanics and AOG mobile response teams to MROs, OEMs and airlines.
Women in Aviation International
UnclaimedNonprofit with 20,000+ members and chapters worldwide; the annual WAI Conference is one of the industry's largest career fairs and exhibit halls, plus scholarships, Girls in Aviation Day and Jobs Connect.
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- Where do FBOs hire line service technicians and CSRs?
- Mostly direct. JSfirm runs a Line Service job category alongside its ground and fueling roles, and Avjobs and the NBAA Career Center carry business- and general-aviation postings. Among staffing firms, Strom Aviation and APA Services list FBOs as client segments, and Hire Aviation lists customer service and ground-operations staffing; the rest of the agencies here concentrate on maintenance technicians and leadership searches.
- How does contract A&P staffing work for an FBO maintenance shop?
- The agency recruits the technician and carries them on its payroll while they work at your shop, then bills you a rate that covers wages and its margin. Contract-to-hire lets you convert the technician later; direct hire is a one-time placement. Strom Aviation says its employers can choose a percentage markup, set bill rates or an individual rate schedule, and that it handles payroll taxes, background checks and liability and workers' compensation coverage. LAUNCH, VP Aviation, APA Services, Aviation Personnel and STS Technical Services all offer contract and direct-hire terms.
- What does an aviation staffing agency cost?
- Agencies don't publish rates. Total Aviation Staffing says employers pay nothing until a hire matches the job's requirements, and Aviation Personnel offers a no-placement, no-fee guarantee; contract staffing is priced as a bill rate or markup on the technician's pay. Job boards do publish prices: Avjobs plans run $149 to $399 a month or $349 to $1,699 a year, a 30-day AAAE Career Center post is $260 for members and $380 for non-members, and NBAA Career Center products start at $299.
- Who recruits FBO general managers and leadership?
- Aviation Search Group lists FBO and airport among its expertise areas and runs retained executive search and direct-hire placement. Aviation Personnel International runs a six-stage search process for business-aviation leadership roles; Aviation Recruiting and Reliance Aerotech Services offer executive search; Jet Aviation Staffing places operations, sales and executive staff, though its parent also operates FBOs.
- Can a staffing firm send mechanics for an AOG on my ramp?
- VP Aviation fields Mobile Response Teams for AOG recovery and special projects, and LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions runs Aviation TEAMS mobile repair crews and a Part 145 repair station. Both are oriented to MROs and airlines, so confirm availability for a business aircraft at your field.
- Do aviation staffing firms handle drug testing and background checks?
- Several say so. Aviation Personnel runs background checks, license verification and FAA-required drug and alcohol testing under 14 CFR Part 120 and 49 CFR Part 40, and is an E-Verify employer; APA Services has an in-house team for FAA and DOT compliance; Strom Aviation handles compliance and background checks for its contractors. Ask any agency which screening is included in its rate.
- Where are airport operations jobs posted?
- The AAAE Career Center is the job board of the American Association of Airport Executives, and its listings come mostly from airport authorities and city and county airports: operations agents and duty officers, security, maintenance and ARFF roles. GA airport sponsors hiring an airport manager can also use the executive-search firms above; Aviation Search Group publishes an airport manager placement.
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