Next Aviation

Next Aviation is an aircraft sales company at Lanseria International Airport, north west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The team works from Hangar 108. They sell business jets, turboprops, helicopters and piston aircraft. They call it turnkey aircraft ownership: one team handles the search, the deal, the finance and the paperwork, from first call to delivery.

What Next Aviation does

Buyers can pick from the aircraft Next Aviation has in stock, or ask the team to find a specific type. Sellers can list their aircraft with the company. The website has an evaluation form where an owner sends the make, model, year, hours and history and gets a view on what the aircraft is worth before selling, trading in or refinancing.

The company says its team has more than 150 years of combined aviation experience. Many of its deals cross borders, so it handles the steps that come with that: South African Reserve Bank approval, ITAC import and export permits, escrow support and the shipping of the aircraft in and out of the country. Deals can be done in any currency. A spotter network rewards people who point the team to aircraft that are coming up for sale.

Aircraft finance and leasing

Next Aviation works with Aircraft Finance Corporation (AFC), a privately owned South African finance company and registered credit provider in Melrose, Johannesburg. AFC finances aircraft and helicopters and also offers sale and leaseback, refinancing, engine overhaul finance, avionics upgrade finance and stock finance for dealers. Through its sister company Aircraft Leasing Corporation it dry leases more than 30 aircraft to operators across Africa, mostly turboprops such as the Beechcraft 1900, King Air 200 and Cessna Grand Caravan. The finance contact on Next Aviation's sales flyers is an AFC adviser, so a buyer can arrange the aircraft and the loan with the same group.

Aircraft for sale

Recent stock is mostly turbine helicopters: Bell 206 Long Ranger, Bell 407 and 407GX, Bell 429, Bell 430, Agusta AW119 Koala, MBB BO105 and Robinson R44 and R66. The company also lists single and twin piston aircraft, single and twin turboprops and business jets, and keeps a page of sold aircraft. Stock changes often, so ask the sales team for the current list.