Aircraft Value Analysis Co

The Aircraft Value Analysis Company (AVAC) is an independent aircraft appraisal firm. For more than 35 years it has provided current and future market values and lease rentals for commercial jets, turboprops and business jets. Its operations office and postal address are in Bethesda, Maryland, and the company is registered in the UK as The Aircraft Value Analysis Company Ltd.

Services

• Desktop appraisals for individual aircraft, by serial number
• Current market values and future value forecasts
• Current and future lease rentals
• Market analysis for banks, lessors, airlines and export credit agencies
• Historical value data from 1991 onward, supplied in Excel for statistical work

Publications

• The Aircraft Value Reference, first published in 1991 and updated twice a year, available as Aircraft Values Basic (AVB). It projects market values and lease rentals 20 years ahead, with mid, best and worst cases, inflated and uninflated, and full life and half life adjustments. A 12 month AVB subscription is listed at US$2,280.
• Aircraft Value Insights, a newsletter published 12 times a year on aircraft values, lease rentals and market demand.
• Aircraft Ratings, which AVAC says it was the first appraisal company to publish, used by investors to compare aircraft for asset based financing.

Who uses AVAC

Clients are mostly financial institutions, plus export credit agencies, lessors and airlines, spread across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. The company says this spread keeps it independent of any single account.

People

All values are established by Paul Leighton, founder and Managing Director, who specialises in future value forecasting. He holds an MSc in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University, started his career at British Aerospace on the BAe 146 programme, later worked at Air Niugini, and has presented at ISTAT. AVAC is an ISTAT member.

Contact

Email: analyst@aircraftvalues.com
Operations office: 7315 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 800W, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States

FAQ

What does AVAC do?

It values aircraft. It gives current and future market values and lease rentals for commercial jets, turboprops and business jets, and publishes reference data on them.

Who are the appraisals for?

Mostly banks and other lenders, plus lessors, airlines and export credit agencies.

How often is the value data updated?

Aircraft Values Basic is updated twice a year. Aircraft Value Insights comes out 12 times a year.

Details from aircraftvalues.com, October 2026.