Alton’s team brings decades of aviation industry experience advising maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) suppliers, airlines, OEMs, parts traders/distributers and investors. Clients rely on Alton’s deep technical domain expertise for data-driven insights and solutions leveraging highly-curated, proprietary market intelligence databases, models, and industry forecasts.
MRO feasibility studies |
Comprehensive market research and analysis to determine if supply / demand dynamics in a specific region can support a new entrant to effectively compete and provide long-term, sustainable employment and/or profits |
MRO start-up business planning |
Comprehensive, bankable business plans include product/service identification, business strategy, facility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, organizational structure, and robust financial modeling to include cash flow, balance sheet, and pro-forma income statement. |
Competitive positioning |
Perform comprehensive market research and analysis to determine strengths and weaknesses of an MRO vis-à-vis its direct competitors to determine where best to invest additional resources into the business |
Growth strategy development |
Perform comprehensive business case development to support entry into new products and services that will enable sustainable, profitable growth, together with structured plans to exit unattractive markets |
Quantitative financial and operational benchmarking |
Data-driven financial and operational performance benchmarking includes cost structure, fully-burdened labor rate, productivity, turn-around-time, and cost per MRO event leveraging Alton’s proprietary MRO financial and operational performance database curated over a multitude of benchmarking engagements. |
Qualitative enterprise assessment |
Alton assesses business processes, technology tools, facilities, organizational structure, employee communication, and planning capabilities against industry best practices. |
Financial and operational improvement plan development |
Leveraging the results of the quantitative financial and operational performance benchmarking and/or qualitative enterprise assessment, Alton performs comprehensive gap and root cause analysis in order to determine the specific strategic and tactical initiatives and actions required to become world-class. |
Action plan implementation support |
Alton partners with clients to implement financial and operational improvement plans via comprehensive project management, mentoring, and coaching to ensure sustainable change and achieve bottom-line results. |
MRO strategic sourcing support |
Alton supports airlines by developing customized MRO sourcing strategies including the preparation of requests for information (RFI), requests for proposal (RFP), supplier bid analysis and financial modeling, negotiation support, supplier selection, and contract management for airframe heavy maintenance, line maintenance, engine maintenance, component maintenance, MRO IT solutions, and spare parts and inventory. |
Supply chain management |
Clients engage Alton to develop comprehensive Supply Chain Management strategies for logistics, material planning, warehousing, procurement, asset valuation, and inventory optimization. |
Buy-side commercial due diligence support |
We collaborate with our buy-side investor clients to perform comprehensive, data-driven market demand forecast and revenue projection validation by product line, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) assessment and management briefing support, market trend identification and competitive positioning, customer assessment and interviews, target leadership team assessment, enterprise and asset valuations, operational performance, productivity and asset utilization benchmarking, risk assessment and mitigation strategy development, and free cash flow analysis and improvement plan development. |
Sell-side commercial due diligence support |
Alton works closely with business owners and retained investment banks to support sell-side mandates including Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) development, strategic and/or financial sponsor identification, data room development and management, pre-diligence assessment (from buyer’s point of view), management briefing preparation and support, bid analysis, and reverse due diligence support. |
What We Do
What We Do
Strategy and Business Plan Development
Operations Improvement and Performance Benchmarking
Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
Transaction Support
Strategy and Business Plan Development
MRO feasibility studies |
Comprehensive market research and analysis to determine if supply / demand dynamics in a specific region can support a new entrant to effectively compete and provide long-term, sustainable employment and/or profits |
MRO start-up business planning |
Comprehensive, bankable business plans include product/service identification, business strategy, facility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, organizational structure, and robust financial modeling to include cash flow, balance sheet, and pro-forma income statement. |
Competitive positioning |
Perform comprehensive market research and analysis to determine strengths and weaknesses of an MRO vis-à-vis its direct competitors to determine where best to invest additional resources into the business |
Growth strategy development |
Perform comprehensive business case development to support entry into new products and services that will enable sustainable, profitable growth, together with structured plans to exit unattractive markets |
Operations Improvement and Performance Benchmarking
Quantitative financial and operational benchmarking |
Data-driven financial and operational performance benchmarking includes cost structure, fully-burdened labor rate, productivity, turn-around-time, and cost per MRO event leveraging Alton’s proprietary MRO financial and operational performance database curated over a multitude of benchmarking engagements. |
Qualitative enterprise assessment |
Alton assesses business processes, technology tools, facilities, organizational structure, employee communication, and planning capabilities against industry best practices. |
Financial and operational improvement plan development |
Leveraging the results of the quantitative financial and operational performance benchmarking and/or qualitative enterprise assessment, Alton performs comprehensive gap and root cause analysis in order to determine the specific strategic and tactical initiatives and actions required to become world-class. |
Action plan implementation support |
Alton partners with clients to implement financial and operational improvement plans via comprehensive project management, mentoring, and coaching to ensure sustainable change and achieve bottom-line results. |
Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
MRO strategic sourcing support |
Alton supports airlines by developing customized MRO sourcing strategies including the preparation of requests for information (RFI), requests for proposal (RFP), supplier bid analysis and financial modeling, negotiation support, supplier selection, and contract management for airframe heavy maintenance, line maintenance, engine maintenance, component maintenance, MRO IT solutions, and spare parts and inventory. |
Supply chain management |
Clients engage Alton to develop comprehensive Supply Chain Management strategies for logistics, material planning, warehousing, procurement, asset valuation, and inventory optimization. |
Transaction Support
Buy-side commercial due diligence support |
We collaborate with our buy-side investor clients to perform comprehensive, data-driven market demand forecast and revenue projection validation by product line, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) assessment and management briefing support, market trend identification and competitive positioning, customer assessment and interviews, target leadership team assessment, enterprise and asset valuations, operational performance, productivity and asset utilization benchmarking, risk assessment and mitigation strategy development, and free cash flow analysis and improvement plan development. |
Sell-side commercial due diligence support |
Alton works closely with business owners and retained investment banks to support sell-side mandates including Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) development, strategic and/or financial sponsor identification, data room development and management, pre-diligence assessment (from buyer’s point of view), management briefing preparation and support, bid analysis, and reverse due diligence support. |
Strategy and Business Plan Development
Leading aircraft lessors, airlines, lenders, and investors rely on the Alton Aviation Consultancy team for our acumen, experience, and client-focused approach across the industry spectrum.
| Core Services | Description |
MRO feasibility studies |
Comprehensive market research and analysis to determine if supply / demand dynamics in a specific region can support a new entrant to effectively compete and provide long-term, sustainable employment and/or profits |
MRO start-up business planning |
Comprehensive, bankable business plans include product/service identification, business strategy, facility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, organizational structure, and robust financial modeling to include cash flow, balance sheet, and pro-forma income statement. |
Competitive positioning |
Perform comprehensive market research and analysis to determine strengths and weaknesses of an MRO vis-à-vis its direct competitors to determine where best to invest additional resources into the business |
Growth strategy development |
Perform comprehensive business case development to support entry into new products and services that will enable sustainable, profitable growth, together with structured plans to exit unattractive markets |
Operations Improvement and Performance Benchmarking
Alton specializes in performing comprehensive data-driven, operational and financial benchmarking vis-a-vis industry peers to identify gaps to best-in-class competitors, perform root cause analysis, and prepare a detailed action plan to close the gaps.
| Core Services | Description |
Quantitative financial and operational benchmarking |
Data-driven financial and operational performance benchmarking includes cost structure, fully-burdened labor rate, productivity, turn-around-time, and cost per MRO event leveraging Alton’s proprietary MRO financial and operational performance database curated over a multitude of benchmarking engagements. |
Qualitative enterprise assessment |
Alton assesses business processes, technology tools, facilities, organizational structure, employee communication, and planning capabilities against industry best practices. |
Financial and operational improvement plan development |
Leveraging the results of the quantitative financial and operational performance benchmarking and/or qualitative enterprise assessment, Alton performs comprehensive gap and root cause analysis in order to determine the specific strategic and tactical initiatives and actions required to become world-class. |
Action plan implementation support |
Alton partners with clients to implement financial and operational improvement plans via comprehensive project management, mentoring, and coaching to ensure sustainable change and achieve bottom-line results. |
Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
Having sourced over $2+ billion in MRO contracts over the past decade, Alton’s team provides turn-key strategic sourcing support to from RFP development through negotiations, implementation, and vendor oversight.
| Core Services | Description |
MRO strategic sourcing support |
Alton supports airlines by developing customized MRO sourcing strategies including the preparation of requests for information (RFI), requests for proposal (RFP), supplier bid analysis and financial modeling, negotiation support, supplier selection, and contract management for airframe heavy maintenance, line maintenance, engine maintenance, component maintenance, MRO IT solutions, and spare parts and inventory. |
Supply chain management |
Clients engage Alton to develop comprehensive Supply Chain Management strategies for logistics, material planning, warehousing, procurement, asset valuation, and inventory optimization. |
Transaction Support
The aviation investment community trusts Alton to provide independent, objective guidance to support their MandA due diligence efforts.
| Core Services | Description |
Buy-side commercial due diligence support |
We collaborate with our buy-side investor clients to perform comprehensive, data-driven market demand forecast and revenue projection validation by product line, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) assessment and management briefing support, market trend identification and competitive positioning, customer assessment and interviews, target leadership team assessment, enterprise and asset valuations, operational performance, productivity and asset utilization benchmarking, risk assessment and mitigation strategy development, and free cash flow analysis and improvement plan development. |
Sell-side commercial due diligence support |
Alton works closely with business owners and retained investment banks to support sell-side mandates including Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) development, strategic and/or financial sponsor identification, data room development and management, pre-diligence assessment (from buyer’s point of view), management briefing preparation and support, bid analysis, and reverse due diligence support. |
