Aircraft Technical & Consultancy Services

Comprehensive Aircraft Solutions

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We excel in providing diverse aircraft technical support solutions tailored to aid operators, lessors, MROs, and financiers in effectively overseeing their aircraft assets. Our goal is to safeguard asset value, mitigate risks, and optimize revenue streams throughout the aircraft's life cycle.

Aircraft Transition Management

Aircraft transitions are intricate and resource-intensive processes that can pose significant challenges if mishandled. At Willis Asset Management Limited, we specialize in navigating these complexities, mitigating risks and ensuring successful outcomes.

Additionally, mid-lease inspections are vital for preserving asset value and maintenance standards. With meticulous attention to detail, we minimize disruptions and provide comprehensive insights into the aircraft's condition, maintenance status, airworthiness, and value.

Transitions (Delivery / Redelivery)

Drawing upon extensive global experience in transition management on behalf of lessors, financiers, and operators, we offer customized project management and expert technical representation to ensure seamless and punctual aircraft transitions in every scenario. Adept at aiding in the preparation and planning before a lease contract expires, we oversee the entire process, ensuring an efficient, safe, and cost-effective delivery or redelivery process.

Repossessions

Aircraft repossessions are sometimes unavoidable despite thorough risk assessments. We use our extensive experience to manage repossessions sensitively and strategically, ensuring optimal outcomes for owners and preserving asset value. While these projects are complex and time-sensitive, often involving multiple jurisdictions, our project managers will ensure a smooth transition and help maintain the aircraft's marketability for future use.

Pre-purchase Inspections / Due Diligence

At this crucial acquisition stage, we thoroughly evaluate contractual items, aircraft records, and physical condition to advise customers in negotiations. Leveraging our extensive experience with lease and purchase agreements, we proactively address potential issues, ensuring diligent asset examination and protecting the customer's financial interests throughout the process.

Mid-Lease Inspections

Willis Asset Management Limited provides tailored mid-lease inspections to help aircraft owners and financiers maintain asset value and standards. These inspections, conducted during scheduled downtime, ensure compliance with lease agreements, offering a comprehensive assessment of the aircraft's condition, maintenance, airworthiness, and valuation, thereby minimizing disruption to lessees and safeguarding customers' interests.

Aircraft Technical Assessment

We conduct full aircraft technical assessments through due diligence of both records and physical inspection of aircraft for a full independent perspective on technical and commercial insights of an individual asset or an entire fleet. 

Maintenance Check Oversight

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As intermediaries, we oversee maintenance checks, scrutinize work packages, and provide technical oversight, ensuring precise supervision throughout work scope completion. By efficiently managing non-routine tasks and material logistics, we minimize expenses and maintain swift turnaround times. Additionally, we offer expert guidance to streamline Maintenance Check Reserves verification and cost-sharing initiatives, continuously monitoring and safeguarding customers' asset interests during complex maintenance phases.

Cargo Conversion Management

Willis Asset Management Limited offers end-to-end support for Passenger-to-Freighter conversions, from RFQ initiation to MRO selection, ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets. We assist with STCs and tailor recommendations to optimize aircraft utility for customers' operational needs.

Maintenance Check Invoice Review / Reserve Claim Analysis

We assist our customers by conducting thorough analyses of maintenance check invoices, man-hour consumption, and related factors, frequently yielding substantial cost reductions. Additionally, we have the capability to assess and process reserve calculations and claims, both in advance and during maintenance events.

Contract Negotiation Support Services

Our unique expertise effectively guides customers through contract negotiations, ensuring favorable outcomes and sustainable partnerships. We meticulously examine proposals to identify risks and opportunities, empowering customers to make informed decisions aligned with strategic objectives and safeguarding their best interests.

Lease Contract Support

Acknowledging the critical role of lease contracts and the potential consequences of ineffective negotiations, we take proactive steps to aid our customers in negotiating aircraft lease agreements to protect their interests. Our consultants, drawing from their vast experience in lease contracts, offer substantial technical, commercial, and aviation expertise to both operators and lessors. As such, we are dedicated to ensuring that the commercial terms within a lease agreement are structured to minimize technical and financial risks throughout the entirety of the aircraft's contractual operational period.

Aircraft Purchase Negotiation Support / Sale / Remarketing Advice

Whether acquiring aircraft to expand a fleet, engaging in sale and leaseback arrangements, or divesting assets to unlock equity, we are well-equipped to assist with the corresponding contract negotiations.

Our consultants, enriched by their extensive experience in aircraft transactions, provide significant technical, commercial, and aviation expertise to buyers and sellers alike. Our commitment revolves around ensuring that the commercial terms within the relevant agreements are strategically crafted to mitigate technical and financial risks while safeguarding the customer's interests throughout the entire transaction process.

Aircraft MRO Contract Evaluation and Negotiation Support

From the inception of RFQ generation to the final contract signing, we offer comprehensive assistance across every facet of your aircraft MRO selection process. Our analysis meticulously takes into account all crucial contractual elements, with the objective of unveiling possible risks, exposures, advantages, and opportunities, ultimately ensuring the attainment of our customers' goals and objectives. This approach empowers our customers to make well-informed decisions that align with their strategic aspirations and safeguard their best interests.

Aircraft Import / Export Support Services

Our team of transition specialists and strategic partners collaborate with our extensive network of aviation authorities worldwide to assist customers in the import and export of aircraft, effectively navigating the de-registration and re-registration process, obtaining flight permits, and securing airworthiness certificates.

Insurance Claim and Expert Witness Support

Our certified specialists boast extensive expertise in aircraft management, enabling us to serve as representatives for customers and deliver impartial analysis across all technical and commercial facets of arbitration and litigation in any jurisdiction, equipping us to offer valuable assistance to customers entangled in aviation disputes.

Aircraft Valuations (ISTAT Certified)

A Certified Aircraft Appraisal stands as an impartial evaluation of an aircraft's value, carried out by our seasoned professionals who possess a deep understanding of the factors influencing the current state of the pre-owned aircraft market. This assessment is founded on substantial expertise and ongoing scrutiny of these factors. Such an appraisal offers a well-founded and logical estimation of value, delivered by a certified and recognized authority in aircraft appraisal.