Retained Executive Search for Aviation and Aerospace
High Altitude Partners is a retained executive search firm built exclusively for aviation and aerospace companies. Flat fee pricing, a real-time client portal, written candidate evaluations, and a 90-day guarantee on every search.
Trusted by leading brands in Aerospace and Aviation
What Makes Us Different
Most retained search firms operate like a black box. You sign the contract, then wait weeks wondering what's actually happening. We do the opposite. From the moment your aviation search launches, you're inside the process with us.
See every candidate the moment they're added to your search. No weekly summary emails, no waiting for a formal presentation.
Get notified the instant a candidate is ready for onsite screening so your team can move fast when it matters.
Log in any time, from anywhere, and see exactly where your search stands. Full visibility, zero guesswork.
Segments Simon Serves
From production floor leadership to VP-level operations roles, we place the people who keep assembly lines moving and quality standards uncompromising. In aerospace, precision is the product. The leaders we find understand that.
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations run on experienced leadership that balances safety, turnaround time, and cost. We find directors and VPs who have managed complex MRO facilities and understand the regulatory framework inside and out.
Ground handling, charter operations, FBO management, fueling, logistics. The services that keep the industry running need operators who can scale without sacrificing safety or reliability. We find them.
Recent Roles We've Placed
Why High Altitude Partners
A resume tells you where someone worked. It doesn't tell you how they think, how they handle a safety call under pressure, or whether they're the right fit for your operation. That's why every candidate we present comes with a full evaluation, not just a one-page summary.
Detailed notes from multiple conversations with our team, covering career motivations, leadership style, and cultural fit signals you won't find on a resume.
Every candidate completes a short homework assignment detailing an accomplishment from their career that matches one of your biggest needs.
The traditional resume you'd expect, formatted cleanly and attached to the full picture so nothing lives in a separate inbox.
Everything above is merged into a single polished evaluation document, then shared directly on your Client Portal for instant access.
shared on your portalNo digging through emails. No piecing it together. Just everything you need to make a confident decision, in one place.
The Model
The High Altitude search model was built for industries where the wrong hire costs more than money. Aviation is exactly that kind of industry. Every placement runs through the same system that has delivered a 94% one-year retention rate across the firm.
No percentage of salary. The cost is set before the search begins and never changes.
Every step of the search, visible in real time. No black box. No waiting for updates.
Two to four pages of written context from every finalist. Not a one-page resume.
Every placement, every search. If it does not work out, we rerun it at no cost.
Every aviation search runs through Simon directly. No handoff, no junior coordinator.
Eight findings that define the 2025/26 talent landscape. Pilot shortages, the maintenance gap, the C-suite redesign, and what to do about it. Written by Simon for the operators making the decisions.
Recent Wins
A growing MRO operator needed a director who could scale turnaround times without compromising safety or compliance. We delivered a qualified slate fast using our fixed-fee retained model.
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A precision-parts manufacturer needed an operations leader who understood AS9100 and could run a complex production floor. We helped define the profile and delivered an offer in five weeks.
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Simon's Perspective
In most industries, a wrong hire is expensive. In aviation, it can be dangerous. The leaders who run manufacturing floors, oversee MRO operations, and manage safety compliance carry a weight that most recruiters never fully appreciate.
I have spent four decades inside this industry. I have watched it evolve through deregulation, consolidation, supply chain crises, and a global pandemic that grounded entire fleets. Through all of it, one thing has stayed constant: the companies that hire well, survive. The ones that do not, struggle.
That is why we built High Altitude the way we did. A flat fee means we are motivated to find the right person, not the most expensive one. A client portal means you are never wondering what is happening. A written self-evaluation means you meet candidates as people, not as titles on a page. And a 90-day guarantee means we stay invested long after the offer letter is signed.
Aviation deserves a search firm that understands the stakes. We do.
Simon, Co-Founder, High Altitude Partners
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