Aviation asset management is a very important aspect of the aviation industry. It helps extend the life of assets through a more structured approach to capital improvement efforts, providing a predictive budget and helping minimize major repairs or complete overhauls. Aviation Asset management services include lease administration & covenant compliance; contract management; financial restructuring of leases & loans; regulatory review & compliance monitoring; aircraft investment analysis; managing lease defaults, terminations & restructuring; invoicing, rental collections & payments management; maintenance reserve funds administration; and insurance administration & review. Developed countries, such as the U.S. and the U.K., are mature markets for aviation asset management due to their large aircraft fleets; whereas, emerging economies, such as China, India, and Japan, among others have tremendous growth opportunities for this market. Note: Micromarkets are defined as the further segments and subsegments of the aviation asset management market included in the report. Core competencies of the companies have been captured in terms of their key developments, and key strategies adopted to sustain their position in the market.

Visionary leaders are the leading market players in terms of new developments such as product launches, innovative technologies, and the adoption of growth strategies. These players have a broad product offering that caters to most of the regions globally. Visionary leaders primarily focus on acquiring the leading market position through their strong financial capabilities and their well-established brand equity.

Dynamic Differentiators are established players with very strong business strategies. However, they have a weaker product portfolio compared to the visionary leaders. They generally focus only on a specific type of technology related to the product.

Innovators in the competitive leadership mapping are vendors that have demonstrated substantial product innovations as compared to their competitors. The companies have focused on product portfolios. However, they do not have very strong growth strategies for their overall business, when compared with the visionary leaders.

Emerging companies have niche product and service offerings. Their business strategies are not as strong as that of the established vendors. The emerging vendors include the new entrants in the market, emerging in terms of product portfolio and geographic reach, and require time to gain significant traction in the market.