ALTEA

What ALTEA does

ALTEA (Altea Aero) is a London-headquartered multi-disciplinary aviation consulting firm founded in 2013. It provides a comprehensive suite of services spanning the full aircraft lifecycle: sales and acquisitions, inspections and valuations, design and completion management, government and defence advisory, market and economic intelligence, customer representation, procurement tenders, consulting, expert witness work, and sustainability advisory. Its core deliverable is bespoke professional advisory, anchored by a senior team of six professionals with 140+ years of collective aviation experience drawn from Airbus, British Airways, Bureau Veritas, the Royal Danish Air Force, and TrueNoord, supported by additional associate staff.

The firm's service portfolio operates across business jets, regional aircraft, and helicopters. Its in-house London design studio produces award-winning interior concepts — including work recognised by Robb Report (Best of the Best in Aviation 2022) and the International Yacht & Aviation Design Awards (2020) — and supports completion management for VIP and government clients. Operational footprint extends beyond London to Copenhagen, Toulouse, and Vancouver, providing jurisdictional coverage across European and North American markets. Cumulative track record includes 25 aircraft acquisitions, 475+ aircraft valuations, 30 design and completion projects, and $1.6B in facilitated aircraft sales.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees on bespoke engagements — including sales/acquisition mandates, valuation retainers, completion management contracts, and government advisory tenders. Customer segments span governments (e.g., Ireland Department of Defence), OEMs (Bombardier, Boeing, Dassault, Leonardo, Deutsche Aircraft), ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices, financial institutions, and regional airlines. All sales are delivered through direct enterprise engagement and a discreet referral network, with no public-facing transactional channel.

Name

ALTEA

Legal name

Altea Aero

Website

https://altea-aero.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ALTEA is a London-headquartered aviation consultancy providing sales, acquisitions, valuations, design/completion management, and government advisory to governments, OEMs, and HNWIs. The 11-employee firm holds 140+ years of collective aviation expertise across business jets, regional aircraft, and helicopters globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

NDT/Inspection & Testing Services (Aviation) (IMABALAJ)

Keywords

• Aviation consultancy
• Aircraft valuations
• Aircraft acquisitions
• Cabin interior design
• Government aviation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Aviation Consultancy Services: Advisory services for aircraft acquisitions, sales, inspections, valuations, design & completions, government & defence advisory, and market intelligence. Revenue generated through professional service fees for complex aviation consulting engagements.
2. Aircraft Procurement Tenders: Managing complex procurement tenders for governments and corporate clients, including requirements definition, specifications, award criteria, and scoring.
3. Design & Completion Management: Overseeing aircraft interior and exterior design, customer representation during completion, and production oversight services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ALTEA is a multi-disciplinary aviation consulting firm offering advisory services across business aircraft, regional aircraft, and helicopters. Core offerings include aircraft sales and acquisitions, technical inspections and valuations, interior and exterior design and completion management, government and defence procurement advisory, market and economic intelligence, and customer representation during completion and delivery.

Product overview

ALTEA is a multi-disciplinary aviation consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services across business aircraft, regional aircraft, and helicopters. The core offerings include Sales & Acquisitions, Inspections & Valuations, Design & Completion Management, Government & Defence Advisory, Market & Economic Intelligence, and Customer Representation. The firm operates an in-house design studio in London that creates bespoke cabin interiors for VIP and government aircraft, with notable projects including Bombardier Global 7500 and G650 design concepts. ALTEA also provides procurement tender management, consulting services, and expert witness testimony. The company maintains offices in Altea, Copenhagen, London, Toulouse, and Vancouver.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 475+ aircraft inspections and valuations completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Action AviationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAction Aviation represented the buyer in the sale of a Bombardier Global 6000 from a private ALTEA client. Collaboration between ALTEA's Michael Hoby Andersen and Andrew Butler with Action Aviation's Sales Director Louis Rigondet ensured successful transaction with discretion maintained throughout.
• BombardiercoreTechnology or IntegrationALTEA collaborates with Bombardier on completion projects for Global 5500 and Global 7500 aircraft. ALTEA team in Montreal and Wichita oversaw aircraft completion. Bombardier Global 7500 concept developed by ALTEA has been publicly recognized. Project kick-off for Global 5500 announced in April 2021.
• Boeing Business JetscoreTechnology or IntegrationALTEA managed complete nose-to-tail acquisition and outfitting of Boeing BBJ for the State of the Netherlands (PH-GOV). Award-winning government aircraft completion project completed at Fokker Techniek.
• Dassault AviationcoreTechnology or IntegrationALTEA supported procurement and delivery of Falcon 6X to Department of Defence Ireland. The aircraft is the first military registered Falcon 6X and second delivered by Dassault to a European state.
• Leonardo HelicopterscoreTechnology or IntegrationALTEA provided interior & exterior design and customer representation services for HNWI private helicopter project. ALTEA team was regularly on site at Leonardo's facilities in Italy for production oversight, completion management, and final delivery.
• TrueNoordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional aircraft lessor co-founded by ALTEA Partner Angus von Schoenberg in 2016. He continues as Industry Officer with TrueNoord while serving ALTEA clients. Relationship allows cross-referral and aviation finance expertise sharing.
• Deutsche Aircraft GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerALTEA concluded in-depth Market Demand Assessment for DAG to serve sub-50 seat market. Evaluated competitive positioning, operating cost and economic life of incumbent fleet and advised on pricing.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Jet Aviation: Part of General Dynamics, Jet Aviation is a major MRO and VIP completion centre with in-house aircraft sales, completions and management services, competing with ALTEA in the design/completion and customer representation space at much larger scale.
• Lufthansa Technik: Lufthansa Technik operates a large VIP & Special Mission aircraft completion business alongside its MRO core, competing with ALTEA on completion management mandates for government and corporate VVIP aircraft.

Direct peers

• Avpro: Avpro is one of the largest business jet brokerage and acquisition advisory firms globally, directly comparable to ALTEA's Sales & Acquisitions service line and serving overlapping family office, HNWI and corporate operator clients.
• Ascend by Cirium: Ascend by Cirium is the leading provider of commercial aircraft valuations, fleet intelligence and appraisal services, directly overlapping ALTEA's Inspections & Valuations practice for financiers, airlines and operators.
• Oliver Wyman (Aviation Practice): Oliver Wyman's aviation consulting practice advises airlines, lessors and OEMs on strategy, fleet planning and transactions, overlapping with ALTEA's Market & Economic Intelligence and regional airline advisory services.
• Action Aviation: Action Aviation is a Dubai-based business jet broker and acquisition advisor that has collaborated with ALTEA on specific deals and targets the same family office and HNWI buyer pool for aircraft transactions.
• VREF Aircraft Valuation Services: VREF publishes widely used aircraft valuation reference data and produces bespoke appraisals for business jets, turboprops and helicopters, competing directly with ALTEA's valuation service line.
• Boutsen Aviation: Boutsen Aviation is a business jet sales, acquisition and management specialist headquartered in Monaco, closely comparable to ALTEA in serving European family offices and HNWIs with transaction and advisory services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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