Aircraft Brokerage Services From Aircraft Associates
Our aircraft sales process is like no other aircraft brokerage firm in the general aviation industry. It’s your assurance that your aircraft is represented professionally, knowledgeably & with integrity to help maximize its selling price as much as possible.
Description
We start by conducting a comprehensive initial aircraft review at your location which includes a thorough review of all aircraft records, required maintenance and a systems flight check. If any discrepancies are discovered during our evaluation, we make recommendations on how to best maximize your aircraft value.
Once our initial review is complete, we provide you with an appraisal of your aircraft’s “real world” wholesale & retail market values & determine a mutually-acceptable price point based on current market conditions & competing aircraft availability. We do this to set a realistic expectation for the seller & to insure a timely sales transaction for your airplane.
In the case of piston aircraft, we lubricate the aircraft & perform a compression test to include in our online marketing package. The aircraft is washed & degreased, the interior & carpet is detailed, its paint touched up & minor discrepancies are rectified. Once complete, your aircraft is hangared in a “sales ready” condition, ready for pre-buy inspection by the buyer.
We professionally photograph your aircraft in large, high resolution images to illustrate over 80 different aircraft details. We place these photos online for review by potential buyers. As a result, when a prospective purchaser comes to inspect your aircraft, they are an informed buyer & already know what to expect.
We repackage all of the aircraft’s logbooks & records in new custom binders, a new records case & digitize all of the aircraft’s records. These records are then placed online for a prospective buyer’s review but we also place all digital records on a USB keychain so that the aircraft logs are available at any time to service technicians.
We develop a downloadable, online marketing package including aircraft specifications, inspections status sheet, a detailed aircraft appraisal, complete digitized logbooks & records & a comprehensive aircraft performance data sheet. The purpose of this marketing package is to answer, upfront, any & all questions a prospective buyer may have about the aircraft for sale.
Unlike many brokers that send you prospective buyers for a fee, we handle all sales contacts directly for our brokerage clients. We know the aircraft better than most owners & we always want to insure an effective & professional sales experience for the buyer. For this reason, we will always accompany any potential buyer to view your aircraft.
