About Ironfleet
Ironfleet exists because the best knowledge in aviation maintenance lives in people, binders and systems that do not talk to each other. We are fixing that. Leveraging AI to connect expertise, context, and evidence, to help organizations make faster, more confident decisions - and always keeping humans in control.
We call it: HUMAN INTELLIGENCE. AMPLIFIED.
OUR VISION
Our vision is a future where critical expertise never leaves an organization - and every decision benefits from the collective knowledge of the people, systems, and experience that came before.
We believe AI has a powerful role to play in maintenance: not replacing human expertise, but amplifying it. By bringing institutional knowledge into the flow of work, organizations can equip technicians to make faster, better-informed decisions, improve operational performance, and deliver a consistently better customer experience.
At the heart of that belief is a simple principle: the future of maintenance intelligence should be shaped by the people who understand the work - not imposed by those who don’t. That’s why we’re building from within the industry, combining deep domain expertise with AI designed for the realities of complex, high-stakes operations.
What we believe
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A certificated person makes the call. Software supports the decision; it never owns it.
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Every answer shows its evidence so it can be checked. If the evidence runs out, the answer can't be found, the system says so.
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The technician who knows the aircraft is the asset. We make their knowledge durable and keep their name on it.
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Designed for the environment it needs to operate in, desktop, tablet, mobile, or voice commands for greasy hands.
Our team
Our team combines FAA-certificated A&P technicians, software engineers with regulated-industry experience and operators who have run flight departments and repair stations.
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Kevin co-founded Ironfleet with Cory Smith, a lifelong friend and career maintenance professional, to tackle a problem the whole industry feels: hard-won maintenance knowledge walking out the door as experienced people retire. A software engineer by background, he leads Ironfleet’s strategy, platform and partnerships, building technology that amplifies the people who keep aircraft flying rather than replacing them.
Co-Founder
Cory brings three decades of aircraft maintenance and management experience, including service as a Maintenance Superintendent in the U.S. Air Force, where he led maintenance teams focused on aircraft availability, safety and compliance with military and FAA directives. His firsthand experience with incomplete shift handovers, and troubleshooting context lost between shifts, is where Ironfleet’s focus on knowledge continuity began.
Marketing
Lucy is a global marketing executive with more than 18 years of experience building high-performing teams and driving growth for B2B technology organizations, most recently Gogo Business Aviation. Known for leading major product launches, brand transformations, and partnering with executive teams to navigate growth and change. She currently advises Ironfleet on go-to-market strategy and commercialization.
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Melissa brings more than two decades of executive leadership across aviation, aerospace and technical operations, including senior roles at West Star Aviation, Gogo Business Aviation and Gulfstream Aerospace. A former C-130 pilot and military officer, she advises Ironfleet on MRO operations, technical services and bringing human-centered AI to the hangar floor.
Leadership & Organization Advisor
John is an aviation and logistics leader with senior flight department roles at American Express, Nike and CNH Industrial. Drawing on his U.S. Marine Corps aviation background, he has delivered measurable improvements in safety, compliance and operational efficiency for complex, high-value fleets, and remains active in industry associations and board leadership.
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
General Lefton is a senior U.S. Army aviation officer with three decades of leadership across aviation operations and maintenance, including brigade command. He advises Ironfleet on aviation operations, maintenance practice and organizational leadership.
Gen. Lefton advises Ironfleet in an individual capacity. His participation does not imply endorsement by the Department of Defense or the U.S. Army.
TECHNICAL Advisor & TIN Founding Member
Mike has spent 25 years in aviation maintenance, starting with five years on F/A-18s in the U.S. Marine Corps before moving to large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft out of Savannah, where he has worked for nearly two decades. He founded OnChain Aviation, a mobile maintenance company for Gulfstream operators, and uses aviOS daily on the aircraft he manages. At Ironfleet he works where maintenance meets AI.
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