{"podcast":{"title":"VREF | The Truth About the Aviation Market","slug":"vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682","podcast_index_feed_id":7473682,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/KlKGheoM.rss","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/baca7f0c-f5ac-43bc-8887-ff5ddd6cfc5e/20250903_070939_479186d40de6208b7f94a6be525ff918.png","author":"Jason Zilberbrand","episode_count":49,"summary":"Up-to-date information on the state of the aviation marketplace and it's effect on aircraft valuation by the leader in aircraft valuation: VREF Aircraft Value Reference, Appraisal & Litigation Services","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:17:21.315982+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682"},"episode":{"title":"The $4 Million Deal That Died in Court: One Aircraft Transaction, Years of Litigation | EP 41","slug":"the-4-million-deal-that-died-in-court-one-aircraft-transaction-years-of-litigation-ep-41","published_at":"2026-06-18T05:45:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-4-million-deal-that-died-in-court-one-aircraft-transaction-years-of-litigation-ep-41","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/10e4dd05410db7390586560d82b63c2ce855dba52d8a7f1c93cf29e50ff8c757/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5M2Q5YzYyMi1hZDc1LTQ5NmMtYTJlMi0xMzYyY2JmYzE5ZTYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJiYWNhN2YwYy1mNWFjLTQzYmMtODg4Ny1mZjVkZGQ2Y2ZjNWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNjMWVmYWJiNDBlZDcwMmI1MGI1MmEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEzMzgzNmU0OTliZGFhNWYwMDgwZDZhL2phc29uLXppbGJlcmJyYW5kcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi02LTE4X183LTM0LTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/10e4dd05410db7390586560d82b63c2ce855dba52d8a7f1c93cf29e50ff8c757/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5M2Q5YzYyMi1hZDc1LTQ5NmMtYTJlMi0xMzYyY2JmYzE5ZTYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJiYWNhN2YwYy1mNWFjLTQzYmMtODg4Ny1mZjVkZGQ2Y2ZjNWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNjMWVmYWJiNDBlZDcwMmI1MGI1MmEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEzMzgzNmU0OTliZGFhNWYwMDgwZDZhL2phc29uLXppbGJlcmJyYW5kcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi02LTE4X183LTM0LTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Truth About the Market , Jason walks through a real legal case in which he served as an expert witness. Certain names and details have been omitted or redacted for privacy, but the facts are drawn from court filings, testimony, and the underlying transaction itself... which became years of litigation involving ownership rights, sale proceeds, contract interpretation, and the involvement of an estate. In this episode, we cover: • Why some of the largest aviation losses happen in paperwork, not in flight • How a routine aircraft acquisition can become a multi-year legal dispute • Why temporary lease-purchase structures are sometimes used in aircraft transactions • How foreign ownership and FAA registration rules can complicate aircraft closings • Why non-citizen trusts and ownership structures must be handled carefully • Why changing the structure of a deal requires new documentation, not assumptions • How an aircraft can be sold while the parties still disagree about who is owed what • Why sale proceeds can become the center of a major dispute after closing • How draft agreements, releases, indemnification language, confidentiality clauses, and commission structures can become critical • Why one party may believe an agreement already exists while the other believes additional paperwork is still required • How emails and correspondence become evidence when a deal falls apart • Why the gap between what parties intended and what they documented is one of the most dangerous places in aviation • Why every word matters once attorneys, judges, and juries start reviewing the record • How the aircraft itself can become secondary once the dispute shifts to obligations, proceeds, and ownership rights • Why aircraft transactions require clarity at every stage…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Truth About the Market , Jason walks through a real legal case in which he served as an expert witness. 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