Aircraft Appraisal Services

Hawthorne Aero provides USPAP-compliant, ASA-aligned aircraft appraisal and valuation services designed for lenders, owners, brokers, attorneys, and aviation professionals. Our work combines technical insight, market analysis, and finance-grade methodology to deliver clear, defensible conclusions you can rely on.

Multiple private jets inside an aircraft hangar with a high ceiling and metal roofing.
Multiple private jets inside an aircraft hangar with a high ceiling and metal roofing.

Aircraft Appraisals

Aircraft Appraisals

USPAP-compliant, ASA-aligned valuations for lenders, owners, brokers, attorneys, and aviation professionals.

USPAP-compliant, ASA-aligned valuations for lenders, owners, brokers, attorneys, and aviation professionals.

Aircraft & Records Inspections

On-site comprehensive physical and logbook evaluations to accurately determine condition, conformity, and maintenance status.

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A person touches a virtual screen displaying various financial charts and graphs in a digital interface.

Aircraft & Records Inspections

On-site comprehensive physical and logbook evaluations to accurately determine condition, conformity, and maintenance status.

Market Research & Trend Reporting

Custom reports providing insight into market trends, comparable aircraft, value forecasts, and transactional activity.

Financing & Collateral Risk Assessments

Close-up view of a jet engine's turbine blades and spinner, looking from the front into the engine.

Custom reports providing insight into market trends, comparable aircraft, value forecasts, and transactional activity.

On-site comprehensive physical and logbook evaluations to accurately determine condition, conformity, and maintenance status.

Market Research & Trend Reporting

Financing & Collateral Risk Assessments

On-site comprehensive physical and logbook evaluations to accurately determine condition, conformity, and maintenance status.

Diminution of Value Analysis

Independent assessments of market impact resulting from incidents, repairs, records inconsistencies, or unusual aircraft history.

Close-up view of a jet engine's turbine blades and spinner, looking from the front into the engine.

Acquisition Valuation Advisory

Independent valuation and market guidance for buyers, advisors, and brokers.

Expert Witness Support

Objective, defensible valuation opinions and expert testimony for legal matters, insurance disputes, and litigation involving aircraft value.

Diminution of Value Analysis

Independent assessments of market impact resulting from incidents, repairs, records inconsistencies, or unusual aircraft history.

Acquisition Valuation Advisory

Independent valuation and market guidance for buyers, advisors, and brokers.

Expert Witness Support

Objective, defensible valuation opinions and expert testimony for legal matters, insurance disputes, and litigation involving aircraft value.