Platform Overview

Platform Overview



Innovative & Advanced Platform

REDBOOK is designed to provide users access to mba’s trusted aircraft & engines values while showcasing the sophistication of new age technology. Our platform is the result of completely revamping mba’s 24 year old eFAV product and creating a more advanced, robust system.

All of our modules are designed to help subscribers access valuable data about their aviation assets quickly and easily. REDBOOK is truly the most advanced, user-friendly, and affordable aircraft valuation tool in the industry.

Experience the mba Difference

Our team at mba has a long standing relationship with the aviation industry, backed by expert analysts and one of the largest ISTAT appraiser teams in the business. The degree of expertise that our team brings to our platform is unmatched. This experience, combined with new generation technology, makes REDBOOK a truly unique aircraft valuation tool. From giving one-on-one demos to providing live chat features, our mba team always puts users first.

Invest with Confidence and Ease

REDBOOK gives subscribers access to aircraft values, statistics and unique insights needed to make smarter investments. Export valuable data, forecast asset values, and order appraisals all under one easy to use platform.

By combining advanced platform intelligence with mba’s industry-trusted aircraft valuation methods, REDBOOK gives leasing companies, airlines, financial institutions, manufacturers, private investors, and other aviation companies a better way to track and manage assets.

Utilize Advanced Valuation Features

For over 25 years, mba has been providing trusted intelligence to the aviation industry by accurately forecasting asset values throughout their life-cycles. Our aircraft valuation platform is built around these aircraft and engine valuation features, but REDBOOK offers so much more…

REDBOOK allows subscribers to import assets, manage their portfolios, access lease rates, and view aircraft statistics.

Commercial Aircraft Values

Commercial Aircraft Values


The bread and butter of our entire REDBOOK platform: aircraft values updated quarterly.

Trusted Values

Access current market, base and future values at half-life, full-life and in a soft market for over 120 aircraft models.  View lease rates, historical values, and adjusted values according to aircraft characteristics and modifiers. All of our values are based on standard engine type and MTOW, but users can customize inflation rate and build years. Subscribers can also utilize the REDBOOK Future Values Calculator to view more customized values. All of this valuable data can be easily imported, graphed & compared with other aircraft in order to make investment decisions easier.



News & Related Data

Each aircraft model has a unique page filled with valuable information. Find out relevant news, statistics and information about each aircraft type. mba also provides a proprietary ranking, explaining the tradability of the aircraft. The ranking takes into account several categories rated on a scale out of 10.

Statistics

All aircraft have a detailed statistics section. This module gives geographical mapping of aircraft & operators showing which regions of the world are currently servicing a particular model. Users get access to an overview of fleet statistics as well as aircraft count by engine type. View graphical data for orders & deliveries as well as value history. Utilize graphical comparison tools to properly understand the value of your asset.

Advanced Search

Searching for assets is easy with REDBOOK’s advanced search capabilities. Subscribers are able to search by MSN, manufacturer or image. REDBOOK’s static search bar also allows users to search for assets from any page within the platform.

Helicopter / Engines Values

Helicopter Values


REDBOOK contains values data for helicopters created by our team of expert appraisers.  Our coverage includes commercial models produced by Airbus Helicopters, Bell, Leonardo, and Sikorsky.


Engines Values


REDBOOK includes comprehensive data on aircraft engines values. The system automatically matches an engine model to the commercial aircraft it powers to allow users to understand assets thoroughly.  Access current market values at half-life and full-life for over 75 commonly-traded engine models.  Our in-house valuations experts publish new values data every quarter.

Our platform provides full statistics and operating information about each engine model.  Find details about engine EIS, thrust, fan diameter, fuel consumption, compressor stages and turbine stages.  Next, graph and compare these statistics with our data for similar engine models to make stronger investment decisions.



Trusted Values

REDBOOK offers comprehensive valuations data for commercial aircraft engines. Access current market values at half-life and full-life for over 75 commonly-traded engine models.  mba’s valuations experts publish new values data each quarter.

Statistics & More

REDBOOK provides all the statistics and information about an engine model that subscribers need.  Find information detailing engine EIS, Thrust, Fan Diameter, Fuel Consumption, Compressor Stages and Turbine Stages.  Graph and compare statistics with other engine models to make better investment decisions.

Search

Searching for assets is easy with REDBOOK’s search capabilities. Subscribers are able to search by manufacturer and name or image.  REDBOOK’s static search bar also allows users to search for engine assets from any page within the platform.

Portfolio Tools +ABS / EETC

Portfolio Tools +ABS / EETC


Manage aircraft assets easier and faster with the REDBOOK Portfolio module. Create an unlimited number of portfolios with multiple aircraft & engines assets. Portfolios show values updated quarterly at half-life.


The Portfolio module allows users to create batches of aircraft for further analysis.  By saving aircraft of interest to personal folders, users can return in future quarters to quickly access mba’s revised values data for those aircraft.  Assets may be added as individual aircraft by MSN, as a generic aircraft type of a particular vintage, or as a fleet with dozens of aircraft, using the Excel upload template.  Portfolios may be shared among REDBOOK users to speed up your team’s workflow.

Access turnkey Portfolios for all ABS and EETC deals prepared by the mba team.  Upon mba’s quarterly values updates, the half-time, full-life, soft value, and lease rate range data will update automatically.

Asset Management

Manage aircraft assets easier and faster with the REDBOOK Portfolio module. Create an unlimited number of portfolios with multiple aircraft & engines assets.  Add additional assets with ease by searching by MSN, model or by uploading an Excel file. Access turnkey Portfolio packages for all of the latest ABS and EETC deals.

Sharing Capabilities

REDBOOK makes it easy to save and share your customized portfolios. Share content with colleagues or other REDBOOK clients. Export individual portfolio folders into XLS. Users can also request appraisals directly from this module for one or more aircraft.

STAR Fleet Database

STAR Fleet Database


In today’s industry, finding reliable aircraft fleet data for a reasonable price can be difficult. Our team offers STAR Fleet as a powerful solution for budget-conscious companies who rely on insight into the global fleet for daily operations.

45,000 +

Aircraft Fleets

14,000 +

Air Fleet Orders

Backed by mba’s strong presence, reputation, and decades of experience in the aviation industry, combined with REDBOOK’s highly sophisticated and user-friendly interface, STAR Fleet truly redefines the standard for a reliable and affordable Aircraft Fleet Data Platform. STAR Fleet is the newest addition to mba’s leading online aircraft valuation and intelligence platform, REDBOOK, with invaluable aircraft fleet data. The powerful tool contains reliable operator, owner, utilization, and transaction history data for the current global fleet of over 45,000 aircraft.



System Tracking Aircraft Repository

STAR Fleet is the newest addition to mba’s leading online aircraft valuation and intelligence platform, REDBOOK, with invaluable aircraft fleet data. The powerful tool contains reliable operator, owner, utilization and transaction history data for the current global fleet of over 45,000 aircraft.

Personalize Your Hangar

Customize your fleet by adding specific aircraft to your Personal Hangar from a list of over 45,000. Utilize the pivot table feature to further customize aircraft fleet data and develop relevant reports. Save/Export directly to an Excel or CSV file.

Track Historical Orders

Access lease order transactions from aircraft manufacturers dating back to 1955. Organize data by MSN, operator, transaction date, and more.

Markets & Trends

Markets & Trends


REDBOOK’s Markets & Trends module is designed to give aircraft investors a powerful tool for tracking the values of assets.  Gain insight on market dynamics over time by mapping out an aircraft model’s market or base values over time. Compare multiple aircraft to each other, or tie in commonly-referenced economic indicators to add nuance to your analysis.


Compare and Track Values

REDBOOK’s Markets & Trends module is designed to give aircraft investors the best tool for tracking the values of assets. Gain unique economic insight by tracking aircraft values alongside economic indicators. Access historical, market & base values going back to the 1990’s for all aircraft types. Compare values and multiple aircraft over time to each other.

Users will have a better understanding of their investments by comparing values to key economic indicators.  Add LIBOR, Oil, Major currencies (BRL, CNY, EUR, FRF, GBP, INR, JPY, MXN, RUB) & Gross domestic product (GDP) for Brazil, China, France, Germany, Global, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia, UK, and USA indicators to the comparison graph to understand how economic trends effect assets. Expand and contract the timeline to highlight specific time periods.

Download

With download and print options, REDBOOK makes it easy for users to capture important data for presentations and asset management. Print directly from the REDBOOK platform or download the graph as a PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG document.

MX4 Maintenance Forecasting

MX4 Maintenance Forecasting


REDBOOK’s Markets & Trends module is designed to give aircraft investors the best tool for tracking the values of assets.


Gain Insights

Gain unique economic insight by tracking aircraft values alongside economic indicators. Access historical, market & base values going back to the 1980’s for all aircraft types. Compare values and multiple aircraft over time to each other.

Airline / Lessor Profiles

Airline / Lessor Profiles


REDBOOK users can access dashboards that provide a practical summary of an airline’s operational details and financial information.  The high-level view of each airline’s fleet includes filters for model, series, status, etc.


  • Parent entities, subsidiaries, and related organizations
  • Relationships with aircraft lessors
  • Recent news stories
  • Credit reports

  • Financial Statements
  • Incidents and accidents
  • Route maps
  • Historical fleet summaries

API / Data Rooms

API / Data Rooms


REDBOOK is built on a set of RESTful APIs (Application Programming Interface) with solid authentication that can provide you with a unique key to access our data.  This allows you to seamlessly integrate mba’s aircraft values and fleet intelligence data directly into your own system.  We tailor each API to the client’s unique needs and ensure the compatibility of both our systems.

Partnerships / Integrations

Partnerships / Integrations


anna.aero

mba collaborates with anna.aero to bring REDBOOK users key news stories about airline routes, airport service planning, and passenger traffic trends.



Aviator.aero

Stay up to date about the airline industry with daily news featured on the REDBOOK homepage in partnership with Aviator.




MyAirTrade

REDBOOK subscribers can explore the current market availability of an aircraft model of interest using data from MyAirTrade. These sortable listings of for-sale aircraft allow users to study market trends and predict forthcoming transactions.