THE RITCHIE GROUP | A Global Jet Transaction Company

The Ritchie Group is a global jet transaction company. It is based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company represents clients who want to buy, sell, trade or lease new and preowned aircraft. Its services cover many aircraft types, from large cabin jets to helicopters.

The site lists services for acquisitions, aircraft listings, fractional acquisitions, trades and leases, and market surveys. It also covers contracting, pre-purchase inspections, closing oversight, and pre- and post-delivery help. The company describes these as its core transaction services. The site says it has handled many transactions across all aircraft lines, from large cabin jets to helicopters.

The consulting side covers fleet planning, market reviews, feasibility studies and fractional studies. It also offers personnel placement, completion and refurbishment work, and technical advice. Other services include program management, data collection, performance and cost comparisons, and aircraft valuations.

The company also offers appraisals, retainer programs, portfolio management and financing and leasing strategy. The site says it works with individual and corporate owners, charter and fleet operators, brokers and dealers, and lenders, insurers and counsel.

The team page lists Scott Ritchie as managing director. Ashton Guehne is director of aircraft sales and project management. Kristin Ritchie handles operations and client experience, and Mitch McCoy works in operations support. The site lists phone numbers for the team. It names aircraft brands it has handled, including Boeing, Gulfstream, Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault Falcon, Hawker and Embraer.

The site says requests get a reply from a principal within one business day. It also has a request an evaluation form and an inventory page for aircraft wanted. The site also lists a Team page and a Clients page. Its inventory page lists aircraft for sale and aircraft wanted, including Bombardier, Gulfstream, Dassault Falcon and Boeing business jets. The site offers a no-cost aircraft evaluation for owners.