It's been said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and that can certainly hold true for aircraft. Regrettably, a nice-looking aircraft may be in worse maintenance condition than an asset in serious need of repainting, hence the need to objectively understand an aircraft's Asset Quality. From the August 2018 issue of AvBuyer.

Predicting Your Aircraft’s Residual Value Since an aircraft is a depreciating capital asset, proper financial planning requires an accurate forecast of its anticipated Residual Value (RV) […]

What is the aircraft you're considering buying or selling actually worth? In the June 2018 issue of Professional Pilot magazine.

Business aircraft – manufactured to the same specifications as commercial airliners – are a good investment, built to last 20 to 30 years. When it comes […]