Fleet Care Program at Cuneo Levaldigi (LIMZ)
Twelve-month appearance management for fleets at LIMZ, with scheduled service and priority AOG cover.
The Fleet Care Program at Cuneo Levaldigi is a twelve-month appearance plan for corporate flight departments, charter operators and FBOs basing aircraft at LIMZ. Instead of booking each wash or cabin detail separately, the programme builds a service calendar around your flight schedule—monthly interiors, seasonal exteriors and brightwork, quick turns between legs—with a fixed monthly budget per tail and a single point of contact. Every visit generates a photo report and service history entry; quarterly reviews keep the fleet looking sharp and the operations team in the loop. Priority crew allocation and 24/7 AOG cover mean your aircraft move when you need them to.
03/21 · 2100 m
AIP and airport data1267 ft
07:00-21:00 local, 7 days (05:00-19:00 UTC summer, 06:00-20:00 UTC winter); ATS and handling extension on request
20 km
Cuneo city centre1 on the airport
independent, no affiliationWhat changes at Cuneo Levaldigi for fleet operations?
Cuneo Levaldigi sits at 1,267 ft on the Piedmont plateau at the foot of the Maritime Alps, twenty kilometres from Cuneo city centre. The single 2,100-metre ILS-equipped runway handles large-cabin business jets without difficulty. Italy FBO—Delta Aerotaxi S.r.l.—operates from the main passenger terminal on Strada Statale 20, and the airport is not slot-coordinated.
Operating hours are 07:00–21:00 local every day (05:00–19:00 UTC in summer, 06:00–20:00 UTC in winter); ATS and handling can be extended on request, but all ramp work must fit the daytime window unless you arrange otherwise. A customs office on site means non-Schengen business flights clear at Cuneo during those same hours. If your fleet flies early departures or late arrivals, coordinate extensions with your handler and with us so wash water, lighting and crew access align with your slot.
Alpine weather brings cold-soaked wings in winter and bright UV in summer; both accelerate oxidation on leading edges and nacelles. A monthly service calendar catches contamination before it etches, and the twelve-month programme includes seasonal exterior cycles timed to the airframe's actual exposure rather than the date on a contract.
How does the Fleet Care Program fit a charter or corporate schedule?
We build the service calendar around your flight schedule, not ours. When you join the programme we map out the year: quick exterior turns after de-icing season, monthly cabin details during low-utilisation weeks, a full exterior and brightwork polish before peak charter periods. Each tail gets its own timeline, and the operations team receives the calendar in advance so there are no surprises on the apron.
Between scheduled visits, priority crew allocation means an AOG interior decon or an unplanned belly wash after a grass-strip diversion gets the same fast response your line maintenance expects. The twenty-four-hour AOG cover is part of the programme fee, not an add-on. If a quick turn tightens because of weather or a slot change, we adjust on the ramp; service history and photos from every visit give you a running record for audits, pre-purchase inspections or simply knowing what was done and when.
What do the photo reports and service history actually include?
After every visit—scheduled monthly interior, seasonal exterior, or AOG quick turn—you receive a digital photo set and a service-history entry. The photos document the condition on arrival, work in progress where relevant, and the finished result: cabin seats and sidewalls, galley and lav, exterior cheat line, leading edges, belly panels, brightwork, gear bays. If we find corrosion on a hinge or a stain that needs a second treatment, the photo report flags it and the history note explains what we recommended.
Service history accumulates across the twelve months, so at renewal or at sale you hand the buyer a complete appearance record. The quarterly review with your operations team walks through the history, compares the plan to actual utilisation, and adjusts the calendar for the next quarter. Documentation is part of fleet management, not an afterthought; the programme makes it automatic.
Why a fixed monthly budget instead of paying per visit?
A fixed monthly budget per tail number turns appearance from a variable cost into a line item. You know in January what December will cost, regardless of how many quick turns or how much de-icing residue the winter brings. The budget covers the scheduled calendar—monthly interiors, seasonal exteriors, brightwork cycles—and priority access for unplanned work; true AOG requests (bird strike, hydraulic leak, passenger illness decon) are handled immediately, and the cost is absorbed within the annual envelope unless the scope goes beyond appearance into repair.
One invoice each month, one contact for scheduling changes, no surprise quotes when you land with a dirty belly. For charter operators juggling multiple tails and tight turnarounds, the predictability matters as much as the price. At renewal we review the year's actual service load and adjust the budget if utilisation or mission profile has changed; the twelve-month cycle gives both sides enough data to price fairly.
Who allocates the crew, and what does priority mean on the ramp?
Fleet Care aircraft get first call on crew allocation. When your tail is on the calendar, the team is rostered; when an AOG request comes in, we pull from the same pool that handles your scheduled work, so they already know your cabin materials, your OEM finish limits, and your ops team's preferences. Priority does not mean we delay another customer's aircraft—it means your fleet is planned into our capacity from the start of the month, and unplanned requests are treated as part of the programme, not as walk-up work competing for the next available slot.
At Cuneo Levaldigi, where daytime hours are fixed and handling extensions require coordination, priority crew allocation also means we have already confirmed airside access, arranged GPU if the APU is deferred, and coordinated with the handler so your aircraft is on stand and ready when the crew arrives. The operations rhythm becomes predictable: your dispatcher knows the interior is done by mid-afternoon, the exterior is finished before the next leg, and the photos are in the inbox by evening.
What happens at the quarterly appearance review?
Every three months we sit down—in person at Cuneo Levaldigi or by video—with your operations team to review the fleet's appearance status. We walk through the service history for each tail: what was done, what was deferred, any recurring issues like galley staining or nacelle oxidation. The photo archive shows the trend over the quarter, and we compare the planned calendar against actual utilisation. If one aircraft flew more legs through mountain strips and needs an extra belly wash cycle, or if winter was mild and the spring exterior can be pushed back a fortnight, we adjust the next quarter's schedule and update the budget forecast.
The review also catches things before they become problems: a cabin sidewall that is picking up wear faster than expected, leading-edge tape that is lifting and needs attention before it peels, or a cheat line that would benefit from a single-stage polish rather than another rinseless wash. The quarterly cadence keeps the programme aligned with how you actually operate, not how a contract was written twelve months ago.
Questions operators ask about Fleet Care Program at Cuneo Levaldigi
Is the Fleet Care Program only for aircraft permanently based at Cuneo Levaldigi?
No; it is designed for fleets that use LIMZ regularly, whether as a home base or a frequent rotation point. The programme works best when we can schedule service around a predictable pattern—weekly rotations, seasonal positioning, or true basing. If your fleet touches Cuneo Levaldigi often enough for monthly interiors and quarterly exteriors to make sense, the programme will fit. We have run fleet plans for aircraft that winter in the Alps and summer elsewhere, with the service calendar adjusted to match.
What counts as an AOG request under the programme?
Any unscheduled appearance need that affects dispatch: fluid spills, bird strikes, passenger-illness decon, or mandatory cleaning before the next leg. AOG cover is for situations where the aircraft cannot or should not fly until the appearance issue is resolved—hydraulic fluid on the belly that obscures a structural inspection, a cabin decon after illness, or a bird strike that left organic material on the radome. Routine dirt or a preference to wash before a client flight are handled as quick turns within the normal calendar, not as emergency call-outs.
How do you build the service calendar around our flight schedule?
We receive your fleet's planned utilisation—either from your scheduling system or as a quarterly forecast—and map interiors, exteriors and brightwork into low-utilisation windows. At programme start you share the year's rough flight plan: peak charter months, maintenance downtime, seasonal positioning. We draft a calendar that puts monthly cabin details during light weeks, exterior washes after de-icing season or before peak periods, and brightwork before audits or high-profile charters. The calendar is a living document; if your schedule changes, we adjust the plan and confirm the new dates with your ops team.
Can we add or remove a tail mid-programme?
Yes; the monthly budget and service calendar are adjusted pro rata when a tail joins or leaves the fleet. If you acquire an aircraft or move one to a different base, we add it to the programme from the month it arrives at Cuneo Levaldigi, with a new calendar and a proportional budget increase. If a tail leaves—sale, lease return, or permanent redeployment—we close out its service history, deliver the final photo report, and reduce the monthly invoice. The twelve-month commitment is to the programme structure, not to a fixed number of aircraft.
What does the fixed monthly budget actually cover?
Scheduled interiors, exteriors and brightwork per the calendar, plus priority AOG response and all documentation; repair or non-appearance work is quoted separately. The budget includes every service on the agreed calendar—monthly cabin details, seasonal rinseless or wash-and-wax exteriors, brightwork cycles, gear-bay cleaning—plus the photo reports, service history, quarterly reviews and priority crew allocation. If an AOG request is purely appearance (decon, spill, bird strike), it is covered. If we find damage that requires repair—a cracked lens, a torn seat seam—we flag it and quote the repair separately, because that crosses from appearance into maintenance.
Do you coordinate directly with our handler at Cuneo Levaldigi, or do we need to?
We coordinate directly with the handling agent for airside access, stand allocation, GPU and water; you approve the plan, then we execute it. Once the service calendar is set, we arrange access and logistics with Italy FBO at LIMZ. Your ops team approves the date and receives confirmation, but the day-to-day coordination—airside escort, stand availability, ground power if needed, potable-water restrictions—is handled between us and the handler. You stay in the loop through the service-history updates and photo reports, not through a chain of emails about ramp logistics.
How does the programme handle winter operations and de-icing residue at a plateau airport?
The service calendar includes post-winter exterior cycles to remove glycol residue and inspect for cold-soak corrosion on leading edges and nacelles. Cuneo Levaldigi's elevation and alpine weather mean Type I and IV fluid use through winter, and cold-soaked airframes when parked overnight. The programme schedules a thorough exterior wash and brightwork inspection in early spring to remove glycol film, check for corrosion on leading edges and nacelle lips, and restore the hydrophobic finish before the summer UV season. If your fleet operates through the mountains in winter, we adjust the calendar to add interim belly washes and leading-edge inspections as needed.
What happens if we need service outside Cuneo Levaldigi's daytime operating hours?
We coordinate an ATS and handling extension with Italy FBO and adjust crew rostering; the cost of the extension is discussed when you request it. The airport operates 07:00–21:00 local, but extensions are available on request. If your schedule requires an early-morning interior before a 06:00 departure or an exterior wash after a late arrival, we arrange the extension with the handler and confirm lighting, water and airside access. The airport-services cost (ATS, handling overtime) is passed through; our crew time is covered by the programme if the work is on the calendar, or quoted if it is an unplanned request outside normal hours.
Can the programme include both quick turns and deep details for the same tail?
Yes; the calendar mixes quick exteriors between legs with monthly deep interiors and seasonal full details, all tailored to each tail's utilisation. A typical calendar might include a fifteen-minute rinseless exterior every other week during high-utilisation months, a two-hour cabin detail once a month when the aircraft is down for maintenance, and a full exterior wash-and-wax plus brightwork polish each quarter. The mix depends on how you fly: a charter aircraft doing six legs a week gets more quick turns; a corporate flagship doing two legs a month gets deeper, less-frequent service. The quarterly review adjusts the mix as your operations evolve.
How do we renew or exit the programme at the end of twelve months?
Sixty days before expiry we review the year's service history and propose a renewal budget; if you choose not to renew, we close out the records and deliver the final report. Two months before the programme ends, we schedule a final review: total visits, any deferred items, how the budget tracked against actual utilisation, and what the next twelve months might look like if the fleet or mission changes. If you renew, we adjust the calendar and budget for year two. If you exit, we compile the full service history and photo archive into a handover document—useful for sale, lease return, or simply for your records—and your fleet returns to on-request pricing for any future visits.