Jim Blessing discusses how Airfleet Capital, a well-respected entity within the aircraft finance community, has been helping aircraft buyers finance their aircraft since 1994, and what differentiates his company's services within the Business & General Aviation finance community. Areas covered include:

• The typical characteristics of an aircraft loan. What to expect expect in the market today in searching for financing, especially as it relates to the impact of COVID-19?
• Financing small business owners who are also pilots: what is unique to financing these individuals and how might the financing process be different?
• Changes in financing requirements as collateral size increases; moving up from a piston aircraft to a turboprop and then to a light jet.
• Unique financing considerations should people keep in mind?
• The differences between financing a business aircraft and a second "fun" airplane.

In view of the unique environment created by the COVID19 pandemic, Jay Mesinger discusses the new challenges that business aviation buyers and sellers are facing, and how they need to operate differently than they have during previous aircraft transactions, in order to place themselves in a strong position to successfully complete their deal. As virtually every element of the acquisition and / or sale of an aircraft is being affected by current events, Jay discusses how one needs to approach the market to successfully conclude a transaction in today's COVID-19 environment. Areas covered include:

• Why one should seek the services of an experienced aircraft broker, especially today?
• How pricing has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
• How contract language has changed to address the pandemic.
• What buyers need to do to be prepared to execute an acquisition.
• Challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis to viewing an aircraft, as well as moving the asset to and from an inspection facility for a pre-purchase inspection.