The proposed article presents the results of an analysis of approaches to developing models for the technical exploitation (TE) process of aircraft (AC) within the framework of operational management. The operational management contour of the TE of the airline's AC fleet is considered as a TE process consisting of a sequence of flights, which, in turn, comprise a sequence of flights between airports in the airline network during the calendar interval when the aircraft are in this contour. The model allows for the evaluation of the possibilities for aircraft recovery in the airports of the airline network of the investigated airline, provisionally named RAF, in cases of such a need, utilizing the probabilistic and temporal characteristics of the airports used for aircraft recovery.