Elevate your aviation strategy

Our team works exclusively within the aviation industry. We bring best-in-class expertise across modelling, lease management, financial accounting and transaction execution as well as technical services completed by certified engineers.

We understand that the key to a successful offering to the aviation sector is the ability to provide cross-functional specialist services through an integrated team. We have been immersed in the aviation industry throughout a relatively recent period of unparalleled growth.

Our aviation team consists of experienced professionals across: aviation advisory, aviation tax and aviation audit service lines.

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Our Aviation Advisory services

We manage over 700 manufacturers' serial numbers (MSN) using a process-oriented delivery model – achieved by having strong, comprehensive processes in place with a hierarchy of roles through which lease managers can progress.

We use a best practice, standardised approach for our model build and review engagements. Our deliverables are robust, well-structured and easily understood. Our team has the technical expertise and industry experience to provide transparency on a range of industry based models.

We assist on a broad range of investments including trading transactions, portfolio sales and Asset-Backed Securitisations (ABS).

Our team have reviewed over 1,000 lease contracts and associated operational data. We use our experience and expertise to provide assurance over the data in your CMS and reduce exposure in divestment and default scenarios.

We ensure that our reviews are value-adding. We offer a holistic approach to our audit offering, augmenting internal audit over financial controls with operational audit and technical audit.

Our team are experienced in range of areas including maintenance of statutory registers, CRO filings, transaction- related corporate approvals, drafting of transactional agreements, incorporation and dissolution of companies in Ireland and the UK and the management of quarterly/ad-hoc board meeting processes.

We have been heavily involved in some of the largest post-merger system integrations and data migrations within the industry. We have led workstreams across all data centric functions including contracts management and finance (accounts receivable, revenue, cash & billing).

We use a purpose-driven approach to ESG in the world’s transition to net zero that assists our clients on financial reporting, investor reporting, climate risk and sustainable finance.

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