In just the past decade, ICF SH&E has managed more than $1 billion in aviation assets and sold more than 90 aircraft for corporations, governments, airlines, VIPs, and heads of state. As the largest aircraft management advisor to the financial community, ICF SH&E provides guidance to banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, high-net-worth individuals, receivers, and other investors.
Expanded by ICF's acquisition of aircraft management specialist SH&E, ICF SH&E delivers aircraft management services, including:
- Assistance negotiating purchase or lease contracts, completing aircraft specifications, and managing buyer-furnished equipment (BFE)
- Coordination and oversight of aircraft inspection and maintenance
- Preparation, including permitting, delivery, and return of aircraft
- Turnkey sourcing and program management of the entire reconfiguration process for both individual aircraft and entire fleets—from routine conversions of cargo and VIP aircraft to the transformation of a passenger aircraft into an aerial firefighting tanker
- Remarketing the range of assets, from general aviation aircraft to commercial and VVIP wide-body jets
- Repossession logistics, including asset valuation, preparation of deficiency claims, foreclosure processing, aircraft storage, and records management
Aircraft and their parts are highly regulated, expensive assets that require detailed understanding and specialized experience to meet the challenges of domestic and international regulation, certification, and registration. ICF SH&E's multidisciplinary teams of experts bring the benefit of experience in all aspects of the aviation industry. Through our many aircraft management engagements for clients worldwide, we've also developed a keen understanding of the importance of confidentiality, discretion, cultural nuances, and security.