Maintaining Objectivity When Valuing Used Aircraft

This article was originally published in the May 2019 edition of Professional Pilot Magazine, and the topics covered include:

• Minimizing subjectivity to provide an objective viewpoint.
• The slippery slope an appraiser can follow to an unsupportable conclusion.
• Valuing items with no set maintenance schedule or life limit.
• The market depreciation pace of cockpit and passenger cabin technology.
• The potentially dramatically change to an aircraft’s value through Hourly Cost Maintenance Program (“HCMP”) enrollment.
• The value of completed maintenance events as aircraft age.

To read the original article, and view related charts and graphs, click here and go to page 14.