Aircraft Buyer Resources to Help You Make The Best Purchase Decision
Paper Jets, Real Consequences: When Sight-Unseen Valuations Fuel Financial Fraud
In today’s fast-paced financial landscape, aircraft desktop appraisals have become an attractive shortcut for lenders and insurers alike—offering speed, simplicity, and possible savings. But when
Assessing Aircraft Damage History: FAA vs. PAAO Ratings
When evaluating the impact of previous damage events on an aircraft’s value, understanding where to start and how to base your assessment is crucial. As
Damage History – A Closer Look
When considering an aircraft for purchase, the easy thing to do is just avoid those with any damage history. This is an easy choice to
Should an Aircraft Appraisal be Accurate?
Before getting too far into this topic, credit needs to be given to Tim Andersen of The Appraiser’s Advocate who released a podcast on this
What are the PAAO Best Practices and Why are They Important?
The aircraft appraisal industry is largely unregulated, which creates some very serious issues when it comes time to appraise an aircraft. Technically, anybody with a
Aircraft Appraisals 101 (Updated January 2020)
Aircraft Market Value: Why Price Publications Get It Wrong A version of this article was written by Mike Simmons, President of Plane Data, Inc. and