RICO WOODARD

Rico Woodard serves as Group Vice President of Technical Services, providing executive leadership for technical operations across the Company’s U.S. operating entities. He brings more than 23 years of F-16 experience, delivering deep platform expertise and operational insight to support safe, reliable, and mission-ready aircraft operations.

In his role, Rico leads technical strategy, fleet planning, maintenance program development, and structural and airworthiness oversight to ensure aircraft availability, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. He provides subject matter expertise across maintenance programs, configuration control, engineering coordination, and long-term sustainment planning, aligning technical execution with mission requirements and financial performance objectives.

Rico’s leadership spans maintenance operations, safety management, technical workforce oversight, quality assurance, and disciplined resource management. He works cross-functionally to optimize fleet readiness, manage lifecycle costs, and ensure adherence to military and federal aviation standards.