What we do

Technical and Commercial Solutions

Inspecting hundreds of aircraft each year, Ascend is one of the world’s leading appraisers and independent aircraft inspectors.

Ascend operates a technical management and asset health monitoring service for a range of clients covering numerous aircraft types, tailored to suit the technical and financial risks involved. We provide, administer and support all technical needs throughout the lifecycle of an aircraft. We also deliver a full range of technical assistance in support of any lease agreement or sales negotiation.

We deliver:

  1. Aircraft inspections
  2. Operator assessments and audits
  3. Technical audits
  4. Lease / transactional support
  5. Valuation and Appraisals

Benefiting from Ascend's Asset Management Services

Banks, finance houses and institutional investors

Receive professional support to understand the market for assets, including past, current and future value prospects, and the technical issues surrounding an asset from a risk and ownership perspective.

Airlines

Manage fleet structures -- acquisition, disposal, ownership and operational strategies and receive a qualified industry benchmark to better inform decision-making.

Lessors

Keep financial providers informed through reputable market intelligence, helping them better understand competitors and the markets in which they operate.

Aircraft inspections

Ascend is one of the world’s most respected independent inspectors of aircraft, engines and records, with an international team of skilled licensed engineers on call, around the globe.

For owned-equipment or pre-purchase evaluations, we offer three main levels of condition surveys and records review, each with individual aircraft inspections or portfolio reviews.

A quality, detailed inspection is the only sure way to know that aircraft are being maintained and operated in accordance with required standards or lease agreements.

  1. Retain asset value
  2. Predict and prevent problems
  3. Comprehensive business back-up

Each inspection can be tailored to individual customer needs.  For example, the client may wish to combine one of the inspection packages with future value forecasts or with a review of an operator’s maintenance capability.

Operator assessment and audits

  1. Is an operator a good investment risk?
  2. Do they have the facility and/or capacity and desire to look after your aircraft?

For operator assessments, Ascend assigns first-rate engineers with extensive experience in scrutinising airline operations to provide independent and expert assessments.

  1. Profile current and future clients
  2. Perform due diligence for potential transactions
  3. Check economic viability

Ascend also assesses business plans and examines whether market conditions are likely to support the strategic and tactical objectives of a current or entry-level operator.

Technical audits

Ascend technical audits provide informed opinion and due diligence services for a worldwide client base. Our multi-licensed engineers perform full technical audits of airlines, operators and maintenance and overhaul organisations.  Technical audits may be stand-alone examinations, part of a portfolio of audits or the starting point for an asset health monitoring programme, operator assessment or risk survey.

  1. Validate fleet / portfolio conditions
  2. Verify maintenance procedures
  3. Highlight and manage concerns
  4. Ensure compliance with regulators and finance and lease conditions

Lease/transaction support

Ascend’s team of technical experts ensure that transactions are completed with confidence and authority, enhancing and protecting your business.

Services include the analysis of lease return conditions, establishing maintenance reserves and monitoring reserve draw down.

  1. Secure the right aircraft on the right terms
  2. Understand the asset and its application market
  3. Protect the future value of the asset for the duration of the lease

Meet the team >

Contact us now

Call one of our specialists today for more detailed information about our asset management and monitoring services.

Telephone +44 (0)20 8564 6700 or email assets@ascendworldwide.com

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