A few words about us

Our Company

We are an industry-leading aviation appraisal firm with an expert, professional staff who have extensive experience in all levels of the industry.

Aircraft Information Services, Inc. (AISI), a subsidiary of Aviation Asset Management, Inc. (AAMI), is the industry’s most trusted source for commercial aircraft and engine appraisal services.

Over the last three decades, AISI has sharpened its appraisal methodology under guidance of ISTAT definitions in order for our customers to receive the most accurate value opinions available while enjoying some of the shortest request-to-receipt turnaround times in our industry.

Our methodology

AISI’s appraisal methodology is based upon three guiding principles. These guiding principles of value, relationship and context are applied to each appraisal in order to reach an accurate value, supported by our sizeable database of historic sales numbers and performance trends. Utilizing insights gained from our many relationships with experts throughout the industry, our models are consistently updated in order to meet the demands of a perpetually shifting commercial aircraft and engine market.

There is an orderly relationship in the values of a given aircraft type from year to year of build, all else being equal
There is an orderly relationship between the value of competitive aircraft of the same year of build, all else being equal
Values of a given aircraft type must be considered in the context of the values of all competing aircraft type, and not on the basis of that single aircraft types alone

Our Company

We are an industry-leading aviation appraisal firm with an expert, professional staff who have extensive experience in all levels of the industry.

Aircraft Information Services, Inc. (AISI), a subsidiary of Aviation Asset Management, Inc. (AAMI), is the industry’s most trusted source for commercial aircraft and engine appraisal services.

Over the last three decades, AISI has sharpened its appraisal methodology under guidance of ISTAT definitions in order for our customers to receive the most accurate value opinions available while enjoying some of the shortest request-to-receipt turnaround times in our industry.

Our methodology

AISI’s appraisal methodology is based upon three guiding principles. These guiding principles of value, relationship and context are applied to each appraisal in order to reach an accurate value, supported by our sizeable database of historic sales numbers and performance trends. Utilizing insights gained from our many relationships with experts throughout the industry, our models are consistently updated in order to meet the demands of a perpetually shifting commercial aircraft and engine market.

There is an orderly relationship in the values of a given aircraft type from year to year of build, all else being equal
There is an orderly relationship between the value of competitive aircraft of the same year of build, all else being equal
Values of a given aircraft type must be considered in the context of the values of all competing aircraft type, and not on the basis of that single aircraft types alone

Our history

Fred Bearden created Aircraft Information Management (AIM) in 1982 to serve the needs of the emerging market for independent aircraft appraisals.

In 1986, Bearden merged AIM with a newly formed Airclaims consultancy, AVTIS, and took over management of that firm. By 1990 Avtis became Airclaims Information Services Inc., a part of Airclaims North America, of which Mr. Bearden was President.

In 1992, Bearden bought out the North American consultancy assets and practice of Airclaims and renamed the company Aircraft Information Services, Inc. (AISI). AISI retained all previous U.S. consultancy assets and clients and began operations in California with qualified associates worldwide.

AISI was purchased by Mark Halsor and Dave Miller in 2011 as equal owners, with Fred Bearden remaining as an integral member of the company.

AISI has continued to grow in scope, services and clients and has established an international reputation for responsive, reliable, consistent and accurate value opinions and technical advice.

In 2020, AISI merged with AAMI, though they continue to operate as sister companies, in order to provide the most complete portfolio of aviation appraisal services to our clients. For any of your appraisal needs, contact us for more information.