Guides
Down payments, operating basis, pre-buy inspections and the loan-or-lease question, for buyers and operators
Aircraft lending is segmented by how liquid the airframe is and how it will be operated, and both matter more than the buyer's balance sheet. These guides cover what lenders ask for, why the pre-buy decides deals, and where leasing beats borrowing. Start with aircraft financing, or see how assets are appraised.
Aircraft loan down payments and terms vary by airframe type, age and how the aircraft is used. What drives the equity requirement and what caps the term.
Read moreAircraft loan or lease? A loan builds equity and leaves you holding residual value risk; a lease lowers the payment and shifts it. How to choose on hours and horizon.
Read moreHelicopter financing is underwritten on the work as much as the airframe: utility, EMS, tour and survey operations differ, and component overhaul schedules cap the term.
Read moreWhether an aircraft operates under Part 91 or Part 135 changes maintenance, insurance and how lenders underwrite it. What differs and why charter revenue gets discounted.
Read moreA pre-buy inspection is where used aircraft deals are made or lost. What it covers, who pays, how lenders treat the findings, and how to structure the purchase around it.
Read moreTell us the type, the hours and how it will be operated. We will tell you plainly what terms are realistic.