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Bode Aviation

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Bode Aviation appears active and well-established, with an official Albuquerque headquarters, multiple New Mexico/Colorado/Puerto Rico operating locations, FAA Part 135, Part 145, and Part 141 credentials, and federal contracting credentials including GSA ASTRO prime-contractor roles. Public aircraft-broker category fit is supported by AirNav and GlobalAir directory listings, but the official website does not surface a dedicated aircraft sales inventory, acquisition page, or brokerage team profile.

Contact

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Websiteflybode.com

Email[email protected]

Phone+1-505-884-4530

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Best for

  • Albuquerque-area aircraft owners and operators needing a broad aviation services provider
  • Users who value in-house MRO, charter, FBO, and government-special-mission operating experience
  • Buyers or sellers who can contact Bode directly to confirm whether current aircraft brokerage services fit their mission

Potential drawbacks

  • No dedicated aircraft brokerage inventory or acquisition page found on the official website
  • No public brokerage fee or closing-process disclosure found
  • Independent public sentiment is stronger for FBO, maintenance, training, and employment than for aircraft sales transactions

Coverage and fit

Aircraft segments

pistonturbopropjethelicopterairliner / transport

Coverage lines

Not listed.

Borrower segments

Not listed.

Usage segments

owner-flown general aviationcorporate/business aviationcharter/commercialflight school/traininggovernment/special missionaerial firefightingFBO/transient aircraft supportairline line maintenance support

Research signals

Reputation score

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Signal strength

moderate for general aviation/FBO/MRO/training; low for aircraft brokerage specifically

Sources

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Public customer-facing signals are generally favorable for FBO, line service, and maintenance convenience, with users praising friendly staff, clean facilities, reasonable pricing, fast fueling, and quick maintenance help. Employment and training-discussion signals are more mixed, with recurring criticism around management, pay, equipment, advancement, waitlists, and responsiveness. I found little independent public commentary about aircraft buying, selling, acquisition, or brokerage deal execution specifically.

Positive themes

  • friendly FBO and line-service staff
  • clean facilities
  • quick fueling and maintenance turnaround in several public comments
  • broad aviation capability set
  • useful entry-level aviation work experience according to some employee reviews
  • credible government-contract and special-mission footprint

Negative themes

  • employee reviews cite management issues
  • employee reviews cite pay and advancement concerns
  • some employee reviews mention older or broken equipment
  • one Reddit flight-training thread mentions waitlists, unreturned calls, and training being secondary to charter/contract work
  • no clear public aircraft brokerage transaction record or inventory page found

Forum themes

  • A Reddit r/flying discussion about training in Albuquerque included one past student who said Bode was useful for a private certificate but later had difficulty getting responses for additional training and believed charter/contract work could take priority.
  • The same thread included neutral local context and did not provide aircraft brokerage transaction feedback.

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