Founding Partner Program

The compliance control plane that runs Embraer Executive Jets at FLL.

Audits, training, vendor reconciliation, capabilities — one system. A small number of Founding Partner slots open before the June sister-site rollout.

Live in production. Built by an aviation operator, not a SaaS vendor.

Book a 20-minute intro

Two paths in.

Same platform, different stories depending on which side of the hangar door you sit on.

What changes once it's running

  • Audit prep cycle: weeks → days
  • Monthly D&A reconciliation: hours → minutes
  • Training currency: tracked live, no surprises
  • FAA surveillance posture: cleaner, defensible
  • QA team scales without headcount growth
  • A new value-add to sell into customer accounts

Net outcome: a Chief Inspector with 1–2 QA staff holds the line on work that previously took 6–8.

What it replaces.

The work that happens between audits — the part most platforms ignore.

Audit prep cycle
Weeks of binder assembly
Days — packet generates live
Monthly D&A reconciliation
Hours of spreadsheet matching
Minutes — roster imports and reconciles
Training currency
Found out at the audit
Tracked live, surfaced before expiry
Vendor approvals
Email threads, lapsed certs
One list with expiries and gaps
FAA surveillance posture
Defensive, document-hunt mode
Cleaner, defensible, on-demand
QA team headcount
Add bodies to scale
1–2 staff hold the line on 6–8's work

Who it's for.

Part 145 repair stations and the operators they serve. Six common shapes:

Part 145 Repair Stations

Independent, authorized, and multi-site networks

Corporate Flight Departments (Part 91)

Fortune 1000 internal flight ops with their own maintenance

Charter Operators (Part 135)

Fleet ops where a missed expiry is lost revenue, not just lost time

FBOs with Maintenance Operations

Multi-service shops where compliance burden compresses margin

OEM-Authorized Service Centers

Embraer, Bombardier, Gulfstream, Textron, Dassault networks

Type-Specific Shops

Paint, avionics, interiors, engines — their own 145 certs and authorizations

Roles that get value

Chief Inspector / Director of Quality

The daily user. Fewer surprises, cleaner FAA posture.

Director of Maintenance / VP MRO

Budget visibility, headcount efficiency, faster turn times.

Director of MRO Sales & Services

Differentiation against regional competitors, customer retention, new value-add offerings.

Training Manager

Live currency dashboard, monthly roster reconciliation, audit-ready records.

Safety / SMS Manager

Discrepancy and NCR lifecycle, KPI visibility.

COO / President / Accountable Manager

Compliance posture without growing headcount.

Why Founding Partners.

A small number of slots before June rollout absorbs implementation bandwidth.

Founding pricing locked through 2028

Your rate doesn't move when general availability does.

Implementation included

Hands-on onboarding from the founder — not a CSM team handoff.

Direct founder access

Same-business-day response. 4-hour P1. No support ticket routing.

Quarterly product council seat

Roadmap influence on the modules that affect your operation.

First-mover positioning

In your region or sector, you're the operator everyone else is benchmarking against.

The team

Built by an operator.

JetLens is built by Richard Pena, founder and operator — designed alongside QA teams at Part 145 and Part 135 environments. The platform exists because the alternative is spreadsheets, SharePoint, and a binder you assemble the week before the audit.

When you book a Founding Partner intro, you're talking to the person building the product. There is no SDR layer, no discovery handoff, no second call to meet the actual decision-maker on our side.

Book the 20-minute intro.

Live screen-share of the Embraer setup on the call. You'll know in 10 minutes whether it warrants more time.

Pick a time on Calendly

You'll speak directly with the founder. — Rich

Or just send a note.

Don't want to book a time? Tell us a sentence about your operation and we'll reply personally.

1–3 sentences is enough.

Most platforms track activity.

JetLens shows control.