[JR]Commercial aviation technical consultants / Est. 1996
On the ramp.
In the records.
On the record.
Jet Research is a commercial aviation technical consultancy and expert witness practice. We inspect the aircraft, audit the records, and give the technical opinion that lessors, airlines, lenders and their counsel act on.
- 600
- Logged projects2015 to 2024
- 51
- Countries and territoriesOn site
- 77
- Aircraft variants23 families
- 13
- Project typesOne team
When an aircraft dispute needs a technical answer.
Robert G. Tuck and Jet Research provide expert analysis and testimony on aircraft maintenance, records and lease return conditions. The opinions rest on the work the firm does every week: inspecting aircraft and auditing records for the parties that own, finance and operate them.
[EW-01] Named expert
Robert G. Tuck
Founder and President, Jet Research
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificateHeld since 1989
- Former FAA Designated Airworthiness RepresentativeDAR-T
- U.S. ArmyHelicopter repairer
Areas of expertise
- EX-01Maintenance contracts
- EX-02Maintenance and modifications
- EX-03Lease acceptance and return language
- EX-04Maintenance program bridging
- EX-05Tooling and tool control
- EX-06Maintenance tracking
- EX-07Federal Aviation Regulations
- EX-08Commercial aircraft maintenance
- EX-09Commercial aircraft storage
- EX-10MRO performance and procedures
- EX-11Regulatory compliance and aircraft records
- EX-12Maintenance documentation
- EX-13Logbooks and maintenance sign offs
- EX-14STCs and major repairs
- EX-15Structural repairs
Dispute types
- DS-01Lease return disputes
- DS-02Aircraft repossession disputes
- DS-03MRO workmanship claims
- DS-04Pre-purchase inspection disputes
- DS-05Aircraft damage and diminution of value
- DS-06Records and traceability disputes
- DS-07Aviation insurance claims
- DS-08Unapproved and undocumented parts
- DS-09Aircraft storage damage
- DS-10Business aviation maintenance disputes
- DS-11Maintenance contract and warranty disputes
- DS-12Arbitration support
The field work behind the opinions
- 237
- Lease returns logged
- 97
- Pre-purchase inspections logged
- 36
- Repossessions logged
Full service technical consulting.
Built for the leasing industry and the people who trade, finance and operate commercial aircraft. Twenty four capabilities, one accountable team.
CAP-A / Transactions
[CAP-A]Transactions
Every aircraft changes hands. The condition has to be proven when it does.
Lease returns, acceptances, pre-purchase inspections, deliveries and repossessions. Jet Research represents the lessor, the bank or the airline at the aircraft and in the records until the transfer closes.
CAP-B / Technical oversight
[CAP-B]Technical oversight
An owner's representative on the hangar floor.
Mid-lease inspections, heavy check representation, modification programs, freighter conversions, storage and part-out. The work is watched, measured against the contract and reported while it can still be corrected.
CAP-C / Records and compliance
[CAP-C]Records and compliance
The aircraft is only worth what its records can prove.
Records audits, back to birth trace, FAR and EASA compliance audits, DAR services, scanning and cloud containment. Gaps are found before the counterparty finds them.
CAP-D / Programs
[CAP-D]Programs
Technical management for fleets, start-ups and acquisitions.
Acquisition programs, airline start-up support and web based project management with full visibility into every open item.
600 projects. 13 kinds of work.
Every figure on this site comes from the firm's own project log for 2015 to 2024. Nothing is rounded up.
- Lease Return237
- Pre-Purchase Inspection97
- Mid-Lease Inspection81
- Aircraft Acceptance57
- Repossession36
- DAR Services23
- Records Review22
- Aircraft Delivery13
- Maintenance Oversight10
- Part-Out10
- Freighter Conversion8
- Storage and Reactivation4
- Engine Inspection2
Type experience, counted.
Logged projects by aircraft family. Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, Bombardier, McDonnell Douglas, De Havilland Canada and ATR.
Boeing153737 Next Generation-600, -700, -800, -900
Airbus139A320ceo and neo
Airbus60A321ceo and neo
Airbus59A319ceo and neo
Boeing52737 Classic-300, -400, -500
Airbus29A330-200, -300
Bombardier24CRJCRJ200, CRJ900
Boeing17777-200, -200LR, -300, -300ER
Boeing15767-200, -300ER, -400ER
De Havilland Canada10Dash 8Q400, -100
Boeing7757-200, -300
Embraer4E190
The aircraft does not come to the office.
Jet Research works where the aircraft is: storage yards in the desert, heavy check lines in Europe and Asia, delivery centres, and remote records rooms. Headquarters is Peachtree City, Georgia, south of Atlanta.
Open the project globe
OPS / 142 locations on file
Countries
- United States236
- Canada53
- Germany25
- China18
- Turkey17
- France16
- Iceland8
- Mexico8
- Brazil8
- Ireland7
Locations
- Seattle, WA29
- Goodyear, AZ17
- Dallas, TX17
- Montreal, Canada17
- Istanbul, Turkey17
- Toronto, Canada16
- Victorville, CA13
- Miami, FL13
- San Francisco, CA12
- Calgary, Canada10
Lessors, airlines and lenders come back year after year.
- AerCap
- Air Lease Corporation
- Aircastle
- Alaska Airlines
- CDB Aviation
- Kaiser Air
- IBA
- CALC
- Skyworks
- Carlyle Aviation
- Avitas
- AFG
- AerFin
- Eirtech Aviation
[00]Start here
Put the aircraft on the record.
A transaction to close, a redelivery in dispute, or a case that needs a technical opinion. One call reaches the people who do the work.