This issue spotlights the Aircraft Industry. It also discusses the current state of water/wastewater assets in the U.S., Jamaican government-owned sugar cane industry wind farm valuation updates, an introduction to rigging and millwrighting and more.
This issue features three spotlight articles covering business aviation market intelligence, aircraft and engine lifecycle solutions and the art and science of aircraft valuations.
Older aircraft are currently in demand. Buyers must change their search criteria for older aircrafts which brings additional risk. That risk is hidden in the engine. The financial magnitude of that risk can be 2-3 times the value of the aircraft.
In 2006, a valuation of all government-owned assets of the Jamaican sugar industry was the largest public sector valuation exercise ever conducted. See the process of building a team and creating a process to bid and successfully complete such project.
This article provides history and background information and outlines key factors an appraiser should be intimately familiar with and thoroughly consider in the income approach to value when appraising a wind farm for ad valorem tax purposes.
PAGE 39
Clayton T. Baumann, PE, CCP, ASA and Christopher T. Rigo
This article discusses the particular difficulties and challenges personal property tax situations present to equipment appraisers working in the oil and gas industry.
This article explores the equipment involved in water infrastructure, identifies the key appraisal inputs, and discusses how an appraiser might best approach its valuation.
This article discusses an approach to quantifying economic obsolescence during the COVID-19 pandemic for nonwoven fabric production. The considerations addressed may apply to other industries and are not necessarily limited to pandemic conditions.
This interview provides an overview of equipment used and services provided for rigging and millwrighting and speaks specifically to the valuation of auction-purchased equipment that has been moved to a warehouse and not yet installed.
PAGE 63
Courtney Malott interviewed by Tim Roy, ASA