Independent appraisal
Independent valuation of aircraft and aviation businesses under recognized standards — distinguishing market value from base value — to support acquisition, financing, insurance and accounting decisions.
What we value
Airframe, engines and APU, avionics and interior, assessed against total time and cycles, program status, maintenance condition and records. We value business jets, turboprops and helicopters, distinguishing the value the market pays from the value the records support.
Operators, maintenance organizations and other aviation businesses, valued for acquisition, investment, shareholder transactions or restructuring — combining the underlying fleet and assets with the earnings and contracts that give the business its worth.
The distinction that matters
Base value is the underlying, long-term worth of an aircraft, assuming an open, stable and balanced market and independent of today's conditions. It reflects the intrinsic characteristics of the aircraft and its records, and it is the value lenders and long-term decisions rely on.
Market value is what the aircraft would actually realize today, given real supply and demand, the state of the cycle and the specifics of this individual airframe. It can sit above or below base value depending on the market.
Confusing the two leads to bad decisions — overpaying in a hot market, or under-financing in a soft one. A proper valuation states both, and explains the gap.
What a valuation supports
Our approach
We gather the aircraft's specification, times and cycles, program and maintenance status, damage history and the records that evidence them.
We analyse comparable transactions and current supply and demand for the type, adjusting for the state of the market cycle.
We adjust for this specific aircraft — condition, configuration, program coverage and records quality — to separate base value from market value.
You receive a written, traceable valuation stating both values, the assumptions and the evidence — usable with lenders, auditors and counterparties.
Independence. We do not broker aircraft and we are not paid on the transaction. Our valuation answers one question honestly — what is it worth — with no incentive to move the number.
Common questions
Base value is the underlying, long-term worth of an aircraft assuming a balanced market, independent of current conditions. Market value is what it would actually fetch today given real supply, demand and the specific aircraft. Base value guides financing and long-term decisions; market value guides a transaction happening now.
Typically the make, model, serial and year, total time and cycles, engine and APU program status, maintenance status and next major events, damage history, interior and avionics configuration, and the records that evidence all of it. The more complete the records, the tighter the valuation.
No. A broker's opinion often supports a transaction the broker is paid to close. An independent valuation is produced under recognized standards, with no stake in the deal, and is defensible to a lender, an auditor or a court.
Yes. Alongside individual aircraft, we value aviation businesses — operators, maintenance organizations and related companies — for acquisition, investment or shareholder purposes.
Related services
Verify records, airworthiness, title and traceability before signing — always from the buyer's side.
Learn more →Design the holding, SPV, registry and financing through which the aircraft is owned and operated.
Learn more →Compare the registers we structure across — from specialist flags to EU/EASA states.
Learn more →Send us the aircraft or the company and the records you have. We will tell you what it is worth — independently, and in a form you can put in front of a lender or an auditor.
Request a valuationGeneral information, current as of 2026. Not legal, tax or financial advice; all requirements must be confirmed with the registry and qualified local advisors.