Aircraft Disposition

Optimizing the value of your asset by calculating the best time to replace your aircraft is covered under this section. Determining your aircraft’s marketability, how it compares to other assets listed for sale, and the advantages of utilizing an aircraft sales Broker are also discussed by experienced industry personnel.

A Current View of “Normal”

Jay Mesinger provides his thoughts about how business aircraft sales are being affected by the COVID-19 crisis, and how the market could be affected as we enter, what has historically been, the strongest quarter of the year relative to aircraft sales.

Optimizing Value When Selling An aircraft

This article was originally published in the November 2018 edition of Professional Pilot Magazine.

W Husley Smith, President and Founder, Assent Aeronautics

Private Aircraft Auctions – Complete Acquisition and Sales Transparency

Assent Aeronautics was founded in 2004. Along with the company’s aircraft management, operations, and maintenance services, Assent provides aircraft acquisition and sales capabilities. President and Founder W. Hulsey Smith discusses the company’s private aircraft auctions platform.

Wayne Starling, Executive Director, IADA

International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) – Business Aviation Services and Value

Formed in 1991 as The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA), the organization officially changed its name to The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) to reflect its constant presence around the world and international domination of pre-owned aircraft sales.

Helping People Achieve Jet Aircraft Ownership

Dustin Cordier, President of jetAVIVA, discusses his company’s approach to aircraft acquisitions and sales, and how jetAVIVA has grown to become the world #1 light jet sales company, having helped thousands of people enter jet ownership.

Stephen Kelly, Global Sales Director, Global AVX

Online Auctions for Business Aviation Assets

Stephen Kelly, Global Sales Director for Global Aviation Exchange Limited, or Global AVX, discusses the online auction platform his company has developed for aircraft brokers, as well as direct sellers, as a mechanism for purchasing, selling, and leasing aviation assets.