Where Aircraft Value Meets
Technical Reality

Independent advisor to lessors, airlines, and investors on aircraft value, technical risk, and transition strategy — at the intersection of technical, commercial, and financial decision-making.

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20+
Years
Aviation
$19M
Revenue Led
as CEO
$4.6M
Documented
Savings
80+
People
Managed
Bogdan Dimitrescu
Bogdan Dimitrescu
Independent Aircraft Advisor
Aircraft Acquisitions & Transactions Lease & Asset Value Advisory Technical Due Diligence Transition & Recovery Aircraft Appraisal — ISTAT Airline Start-Up Advisory Board & C-Suite Roles Fleet Procurement Strategy MRO Oversight Special Situations Aircraft Acquisitions & Transactions Lease & Asset Value Advisory Technical Due Diligence Transition & Recovery Aircraft Appraisal — ISTAT Airline Start-Up Advisory Board & C-Suite Roles Fleet Procurement Strategy MRO Oversight Special Situations
Why Bogdan

Where aircraft value meets
technical reality

Most aviation advisors come from one side of the table. Bogdan has worked across several — airline leadership, asset management, procurement, inspections, and independent advisory.

That perspective matters when decisions depend not just on market opinion, but on maintenance positioning, records quality, operational constraints, and execution risk.

He is typically engaged when aircraft decisions become more complex than they first appear — and where independent judgement is needed to connect technical facts with commercial and financial consequences.

Full Career → Advisory Services →
4
Types of aviation organisation led: airline, lessor, asset manager, advisory firm
$4.6M
Documented procurement savings delivered over three years at Jetran International
$19M
Revenue negotiated and managed as founding CEO of Medallion Air
80+
People led from startup through full commercial operations
Trusted by airlines, lessors & investors worldwide
Aeronaves TSM Cargo Air Aerolux Limited ABFA Investments Fits Air Avia Quest SCAT Airlines Swift Air Aeronaves TSM Cargo Air Aerolux Limited ABFA Investments Fits Air Avia Quest SCAT Airlines Swift Air
Engagement areas

Where I add the most value

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01
Aircraft Acquisitions & Transactions
Advising on aircraft opportunities beyond headline value — including maintenance positioning, records quality, technical exposure, and transition implications.
Pre-Purchase Inspection Records Audit Transaction Risk
02
Lease & Asset Value Advisory
Assessing how lease terms, technical condition, market context, and maintenance assumptions affect real asset value and investor decision-making.
Asset Valuation ISTAT Appraisal Lease Structuring
03
Technical Due Diligence & Risk
Identifying issues that financial models often miss — records gaps, maintenance exposure, operational constraints, and execution risks that determine real asset value.
Records Review Borescope Oversight AD/SB Compliance
04
Transitions, Recovery & Special Situations
Supporting complex aircraft transitions, distressed assets, repossession-related work, and situations requiring practical coordination across technical and commercial fronts.
Redelivery Distressed Assets Repossession Support
How I think

Principles behind
every engagement

I.
Value Is Conditional
Aircraft value is only meaningful when supported by technical condition, records integrity, maintenance positioning, and realistic assumptions. A headline number without those is an opinion, not a fact.
II.
Technical Risk Is Often Mispriced
Many asset decisions understate the commercial impact of incomplete records and maintenance exposure. The gap between paper value and real value is almost always found in the technical details.
III.
Transitions Decide Outcomes
The difference between a successful transaction and an expensive problem is often determined during execution — not in the term sheet. How an aircraft moves from one operator to the next defines the economics.
Selected engagements

Representative work

Airline · Co-Founder & CEO
Medallion Air — Airline Launch, Certification & Execution
Co-founded, certified, and led a charter airline through regulatory approval, fleet build-out to 4 MD83 aircraft, and $19M in commercial revenue. Led 80+ staff.
AOC Certification P&L Ownership Team Leadership
Lessor · Procurement Strategy
Jetran International — $4.6M Procurement Savings Initiative
Designed and implemented exchange-basis procurement strategy for a B737/MD80 leasing company managing $15M+ in annual expenditure. Documented savings of $4.6M over three years.
Cost Strategy Supply Chain $15M+ Procurement
Asset Manager · Digital Transformation
Jetran Asset Management — MRO Platform Implementation
Evaluated, selected, and implemented the Wings MRO/inventory platform across a large MD80 asset management operation. Trained staff, standardised processes end-to-end.
MRO Systems Change Management
Multi-Client · Independent Advisory
Reframe Travel — Fleet Inspections & Transaction Advisory
Inspections, appraisals, and transaction advisory for Alitalia, Southwest, Aeronaves TSM, Aerolux, Fits Air, Cargo Air and others. $3M+ in independent procurement managed.
Multi-Type Fleet Inspection & Appraisal Transaction Support
Selected thinking

Perspectives on
Aircraft Value & Risk

Observations from 20 years at the intersection of technical condition, commercial reality, and financial outcomes. Not theory — field notes.

Sharp Take
Market value is a starting point. Realisable value is what matters.
The gap between the two is where most transaction risk lives — and where most buyers stop looking.
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Field Note
OEMs are financing themselves on their suppliers’ balance sheets.
120-day payment terms. The rest of manufacturing averages 40–50 days. The industry pays the difference.
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Analysis
The FAA’s DER pipeline is shrinking. Nobody is publishing the numbers.
Fewer Designated Engineering Representatives means fewer PMA approvals and longer project timelines across the entire aftermarket.
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