“When we started Leviate, we were committed to building a company that would stand the test of time. While we started small, we built a solid foundation that would scale into a bigger company. Creating the right infrastructure to manage data was critical – flight records, client profiles, revenue numbers, gross profit, etc. STACK.aero has been essential to our data integrity from the start.”
Luis Barros, Founder and CEO, Leviate Air Group
The Customer
Based in Dallas, Texas, Leviate Air Group manages of fleet of six business aircraft, including a Gulfstream G450, a Bombardier Challenger 604, a Bombardier Challenger 350, two Cessna Citation XLS series and a Pilatus PC-12. The company is actively growing its fleet and targeting a total of 20 aircraft. Leviate’s services include charter, aircraft management, and aircraft sales/acquisitions.
Leviate was founded by Luis Barros in 2014. Originally from Ecuador, Luis and his family moved to Ohio when he was a child. He went on to earn an Aviation Management degree from Ohio State University and then started a career in private aviation charter sales, management and entrepreneurship.
“When we started out, we were just a team of just three people,” explains Luis. “We had all worked at Starbase Jet and purchased the company from the original owner. It set us on a rapid growth path.”
“Today, we mostly fly individual and corporate clients to-and-from the greater Dallas area. Las Vegas and South Florida are two of our most popular destinations.”
The Implementation
“Before STACK.aero, we were using Salesforce. But with such a small team, we were only harnessing about 5% of its potential. It was too much system for our purposes and we wanted a solution tailor-made for aviation and the specifics of our business.”
“I attended the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in 2015 and met Greg Jarrett who had recently founded STACK.aero. It was an impressive platform tailor-made for business aviation charter operators. So, we signed up!”
The Benefits
“When we started Leviate, we were committed to building a company that would stand the test of time. While we started small, we built a solid foundation that would scale into a bigger company. Creating the right infrastructure to manage data was critical – flight records, client profiles, revenue numbers, gross profit, etc. STACK.aero has been essential to our data integrity from the start", adds Luis.
Michael Blume is Leviate’s Executive Vice President of Sales. Having been on-board since 2015, he was also the company’s first employee. Michael is Leviate’s resident STACK.aero “power user”.
“We chose STACK.aero because it tracks all the data we need. It really simplifies our operations. Because it was built by people who’ve lived business aviation and charter, it even anticipates how we work and why,” says Michael.
“For example, STACK.aero’s dashboard is perfectly tailored to our needs. It tracks total sales, margins and objectives, which motivates our sales team by allowing them to gauge their performance compared to precedent. It’s exactly what we needed.”
The Recommendation
“I’d recommend STACK.aero to charter operators because it simplifies the entire customer management experience. Since it was designed by industry insiders, it’s tailored to our business. STACK.aero eliminates redundancies and interoperates seamlessly with other systems, such as Avinode. In short, it significantly contributes to our operational efficiency and overall success. I expect it would do the same for any aircraft operator”, concludes Michael.
For more information, or to schedule a product demonstration, please contact:
Catherine Buchanan
Director of Business Development
STACK.aero
+44.7703.688.311
cat@stack.aero
