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| John Mowry, SH&E
Vice President |
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Area of Specialization
Mr. Mowry specializes in technical and financial decision support with a primary focus on aviation assets such as aircraft, engines, spare parts, and other fixed assets, and aviation-related services such as financing, leasing, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul.
Mr. Mowry’s expertise includes evaluating aircraft and engine leases from a financial and technical perspective, analyzing aircraft performance and operating costs, modeling maintenance cashflows of aircraft and engine portfolios, and assessing airframe, engine, and component maintenance contracts. Mr. Mowry is an ISTAT certified appraiser and manages SH&E’s valuation activities in respect to aircraft engines, spare parts inventories, GSE, tooling and equipment, and other aviation-related fixed assets. |
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Engagement |
| Aircraft Operators and Airlines |
Aircraft operating and ownership cost analysis in support of aircraft fleet selection;
Valuations of aircraft, engines, spare parts, GSE, tooling, flight simulators, leases, etc. in support of financing and fresh start/purchase price accounting;
Analysis of long-term power by hour contracts. |
| Aircraft & Engine Leasing |
Value and lease rate assessments of aircraft and engines; financial/technical review of lease rates, reserves, and return conditions;
Due diligence of established and de novo lessors;
Independent reviews of leasing industry in support of offering memoranda and registration statements;
Strategic commercial/technical advisory to parent companies and investors in major aircraft lessors;
Forecast of portfolio maintenance expenses for investments and asset backed securitizations.
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| Financiers, Investors, and Lenders |
Valuations of aircraft, engines, spare parts, GSE, tooling, flight simulators, etc.;
Due diligence of new commercial engine program on behalf of potential revenue sharing partner. |
| Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Companies |
Analysis and benchmarking of maintenance costs;
Development of financial model & strategic options for independent maintenance business;
Detailed market forecast of specific MRO markets;
Commercial/technical due diligence of MROs;
Assessment of alternative part (PMA) market. |
| Corporate Aviation |
Commercial due diligence of major diversified business aviation service providers and OEM;
Proposed initiatives for improved performance on maintenance contract with fractional jet operator;
Diligence of fractional jet ownership business plan. |
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Background
Mr. Mowry initiated his career with GE Aviation where he designed and supported the manufacture of metallic and composite aircraft engine structures. He also worked with GE Commercial Aviation Services’ engine leasing division in the development of rotable spare part asset management business plans. During his tenure with GE, Mr. Mowry became certified in six sigma and obtained his Master’s degree. |
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Education
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2001
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, 2004 |
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