Advisory Services
Aircraft Asset
Management & Valuation
An independent technical office for owners of large-cabin VIP aircraft — keeping the aircraft airworthy, the records transaction-ready and the value defensible, year after year.
Retained Advisory
Value Is Decided Between Transactions
Most of an aircraft’s resale value is won or lost in the years between purchase and sale: in how maintenance events are scoped and priced, in whether records are kept to a standard the next buyer will accept, and in whether modifications are properly documented. Owners usually discover the consequences at sale, when they are hardest to fix.
Aviation Asset Advisors acts as the owner’s technical office. We sit between the owner and the operator, maintenance providers and authorities — reviewing work before it is approved, checking invoices against the work actually performed, and keeping the records and value position current.
Because our team includes NAAA Senior Appraisers, valuation is part of the service rather than a separate engagement. Every significant decision is assessed for its effect on what the aircraft is worth.
Engagement
How a Retained Engagement Works
Baseline audit
A physical survey and full records audit at the start of the engagement to establish the aircraft’s true technical and documentary position.
Maintenance forecast
A forward plan of checks, engine and APU events, landing gear overhauls and component replacements, with budgetary costs, so major spend is planned years ahead rather than discovered.
Event oversight
For each significant maintenance event: workscope review, quote comparison, on-site representation, and confirmation that work billed is work done.
Records control
Ongoing review of work packages and technical logs so the records stay complete, traceable and acceptable to a future buyer, lender or registry.
Owner reporting
Condition, compliance and cost reporting written for decision-makers and family offices, not engineers.
Value review
Periodic appraisal and market positioning, so the owner knows what the aircraft is worth and when conditions favour a sale.
Deliverables
What the Owner Receives
Asset Condition Report
- Airworthiness and AD status
- Deferred defects and open items
- Component and life-limited part summary
Maintenance Budget
- Multi-year cost forecast
- Reserve recommendations
- Forecast against actual spend
Cost Assurance
- Quote review and benchmarking
- Invoice reconciliation to work packages
- Disputed charges pursued
Valuation
- NAAA/USPAP appraisals for lenders, insurers and estates
- Residual value tracking
- Sale-readiness assessment
Value Leaks
Where Owners Quietly Lose Value
None of these is visible from the cabin. All of them show up in a buyer's offer.
- Maintenance events scoped by the provider with no owner-side review
- Invoiced labour and parts that cannot be traced to the work package
- Service Bulletins deferred indefinitely, which a buyer will price as open items
- Component and life-limited part records that break traceability
- Undocumented cabin changes that cause problems at re-registration
- Insured values that no longer reflect the market
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Who typically retains an asset manager?
Owners without an in-house technical department: private owners, family offices, trusts, and lenders or lessors with VIP aircraft in their portfolio. Government flight departments also use us for an independent view alongside their own staff.
Does this replace our operator or management company?
No. The operator flies and maintains the aircraft. We represent the owner, check the operator's and maintenance providers' work, and make sure decisions are taken with the asset's value in mind.
Are your appraisals suitable for lenders and insurers?
Our appraisals are prepared by NAAA Senior Appraisers in line with USPAP, the standard lenders, insurers and courts generally expect for aircraft valuations.
How often do you report?
Reporting frequency is agreed at the start of each engagement and matched to the aircraft's activity. Anything material — an unexpected finding, a cost overrun, a compliance issue — is reported immediately.
Can you prepare an aircraft for sale?
Yes. A pre-sale records audit and correction programme is one of the most valuable things an owner can do before going to market, because it removes the findings a buyer's team would otherwise use to negotiate the price down.
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Put Your Aircraft Under Independent Oversight
Whether you own a single VIP aircraft or a small fleet, we bring independent technical oversight and valuation expertise to it. All engagements are confidential.
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