Solutions
Private Aviation Finance
Finance for private aircraft, arranged with the registration and operating structure in mind.
The solution
Aircraft finance depends on the type, age and hours of the aircraft, where it is registered, and whether it is used privately or on a managed charter programme.
We introduce lenders who finance aircraft directly, and structure the facility around an ownership vehicle that suits the operation.
Who it suits
- Owners acquiring or replacing an aircraft
- Owners releasing capital from an aircraft they intend to keep
- Family offices holding aircraft in a company
- Advisers coordinating registration and ownership
Capital from the hangar to the horizon.
Aircraft finance depends on registration, jurisdiction and use. We arrange acquisition and refinance facilities through lenders experienced in business aviation and in the structures that sit behind it.
Typical arrangements
How this is used in practice.
Illustrative and anonymised. Each case is structured on its own facts.
A pre-owned jet through an SPV
A buyer is acquiring a pre-owned jet through a special purpose vehicle. Finance is arranged subject to inspection, records and independent valuation.
A refinance on better structure
An owner wants to replace an existing facility whose terms no longer fit. A new lender is introduced against the same aircraft.
A turboprop or helicopter
A smaller aircraft is being acquired for regular private use. We introduce lenders who are active in that segment.
What lenders consider
- Aircraft type, age, hours and maintenance records
- Registration and jurisdiction
- Private use or managed charter operation
- Independent valuation and pre-purchase inspection
- Insurance, storage and the owner’s wider position
Indicative parameters
- Facility size
- From £1m
- Security
- A first mortgage over the aircraft
- Term
- Agreed case by case
- Borrower
- Companies, SPVs and trusts
- Pricing
- Set by the lender after review
Indicative only. All finance is subject to status, valuation and lender criteria.
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