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June 28, 2019

"How long should I own my airplane?" and "When should I replace my airplane?" These are two questions we’re asked quite often here at Guardian Jet.

October 9, 2018

In this short video, Guardian Jet’s Mike Dwyer explains the three things you need to know when choosing an aircraft broker.

August 6, 2018

How do I know when I'm ready to buy a jet? It happens to be a great question.

After all, knowing whether or not you’re mentally ready to make that move is half the battle.

The other half is purely financial. Then it’s all about the numbers.

July 24, 2018

In this brief video, Guardian Jet’s Managing Partner Mike Dwyer explains how to monetize your aircraft maintenance over the ownership lifecycle.

May 18, 2018

Guardian Jet is a proud member of the National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) also now known as the international Aircraft Dealers Association. In this short video by Don Dwyer, find out why they launched an aggressive campaign to help improve the ethical business aviation transactions for pre-owned jets.

May 2, 2018

In this 4-minute video, Doc Dwyer explains why an aircraft market analysis is important when buying or selling your airplane. In particular, he gives you an in-depth look at the Gulfstream G550 market, and shares why you track and analyze all the details in a market to truly understand what’s going on.

March 29, 2018

What's the best way to buy an aircraft? Should you pay cash or lease or finance a jet? Don Dwyer compares cash vs lease vs financing options.

February 27, 2018

What are the critical factors to valuing your jet? Learn more about the economics of aircraft valuation whether the climage is soft or robust, stable or fluctuating.

January 31, 2018

How do you effectively calculate a business jet valuation?

The best way is to carefully analyze market conditions, residual values, your past travel patterns and future requirements.

For help, a broker and business aviation consulting firm like Guardian Jet can present options that best match your aircraft appraisal needs.

September 14, 2017

Aircraft brokers weighed in on the issues facing the bizav market at the recent NBAA Regional Forum in Morristown, New Jersey. AIN asked Joe Carfagna, Jr. of Leading Edge Aviation Solutions and Michael Dwyer of Guardian Jet for their views on the state of the market.