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Alex Kowtun Featured in AvBuyer on Aircraft Financing and Managed Cash Flow
AvBuyer’s September 2026 aircraft-financing feature includes expert commentary from Palm Beach Jets Co-Founder Alex Kowtun. The article examines financing, liquidity, operating reserves, ownership costs, charter revenue assumptions and the importance of evaluating the full aircraft strategy before closing.
Palm Beach Jets Co-Founder and Private Aviation Advisor Alex Kowtun contributed expert commentary to AvBuyer’s September 2026 feature, “Incentives to Buy a Jet: Understand Managed Cash Flow.”
Written by Felipe Reisch, the article brings together perspectives from Palm Beach Jets, Commerce Bank, Global Jet Capital and JB Aircraft Finance. It examines how aircraft buyers can evaluate financing as part of a broader ownership and capital allocation strategy.
Aircraft Financing Is More Than a Monthly Payment
Many qualified aircraft buyers have the ability to purchase an aircraft with cash. That does not automatically mean paying cash is the most efficient decision.
In the AvBuyer article, Kowtun explains that financing may allow a buyer to preserve liquidity for business operations, future acquisitions, growth initiatives and aircraft reserves. The appropriate structure depends on the buyer’s financial position, expected aircraft use, ownership timeline and tolerance for leverage.
Palm Beach Jets approaches aircraft financing as one part of the complete acquisition strategy. Financing terms should be evaluated alongside the aircraft’s purchase price, maintenance condition, projected operating costs, management structure and eventual resale.
Understanding the Complete Cost of Aircraft Ownership
The financing payment is only one component of private aircraft ownership.
A disciplined financial model should also account for insurance, crew, training, hangar, management, scheduled maintenance, unscheduled repairs, engine and APU programs, operating costs and periods of downtime.
For buyers considering Part 135 charter deployment, charter revenue assumptions must also be tested carefully. If the financial model only works when utilization and revenue perform perfectly, the assumptions may be too aggressive.
Palm Beach Jets helps qualified buyers and family offices evaluate these factors before selecting an aircraft or committing capital. Our advisory process connects aircraft acquisition, financing coordination, maintenance forecasting, operator placement, ownership economics and long term exit planning.
Readers evaluating an aircraft primarily for commercial charter deployment can also review our Insight, Buying a Private Jet You May Never Fly.
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