Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions
Buying an aircraft is mostly research and records. The flying part is easy; establishing what you are actually buying takes discipline.
- Requirement definition: mission profile before model preference.
- Market search across on-market and off-market aircraft.
- Records review, damage history and maintenance programme status.
- Pre-purchase inspection scoping at an agreed facility.
- Offer, LOI and escrow process coordination with your counsel.
- Delivery, import, registration and entry-into-service planning.
Mission first, model second
Most buyers arrive with a model in mind and a mission that does not match it. We start with how many sectors a year, typical passenger load, the longest leg that must be flown non-stop and the airports that must be usable. Only then does the shortlist make sense. Our aircraft guide sets out what each type genuinely does, including which models are still in production.
Where value is won and lost
Two aircraft of the same model and year can differ hugely in value: engine programme enrolment, damage history, avionics mandates, cabin connectivity and the completeness of records. A pre-purchase inspection at the right facility, scoped properly, is the cheapest money in the transaction.
Selling a private jet
For owners selling a business jet, the work starts before the listing: assembling complete records, confirming maintenance and engine programme status, and positioning the aircraft against comparable transactions rather than asking prices. We then coordinate buyer enquiries, inspection access, negotiation of terms with your counsel, and the closing and handover sequence.
After the purchase
Registration jurisdiction, crewing, insurance and operating structure need to be settled before delivery, not after. Where an owner wants the aircraft operated and chartered on their behalf, aircraft management covers that. For loans, leases and Islamic ownership structures, see aircraft financing. Current listings sit in our marketplace.