Providers/Richard Spaulding
Aircraft finance brokerPerson

Richard Spaulding

New York, NY, United States

Spaulding and SAC appear best suited to large commercial aviation transactions involving airlines, lessors, manufacturers, commercial banks, and institutional investors. Public materials support broad aircraft financing, sourcing, sale-leaseback, lease, debt, and alternative financing access, but not retail aircraft-loan workflows.

Best for

  • Commercial aircraft financing
  • Airline fleet finance
  • Aircraft lease, debt, and alternative financing access
  • Sale-leaseback and structured finance advisory
  • Institutional aviation investors and lessors

Potential drawbacks

  • No public direct individual Seabury email or phone
  • No online quote, application, or preapproval workflow found
  • No published fee schedule, financing rates, or minimum transaction size
  • Not positioned publicly for owner-flown general aviation borrowers

Coverage and fit

Aircraft segments

commercial aircraftnew aircraftused aircraftaircraft enginesairframes

Coverage lines

Not listed.

Borrower segments

airlines and carriersaircraft leasing companiesaircraft manufacturersinstitutional investorscommercial aviation equity investorscommercial banks

Usage segments

commercial aviationairline fleet operationsleasing and investor portfolios

Research signals

Reputation score

Not scored

Signal strength

low

Sources

12

Public discourse is mostly official or trade-press coverage rather than independent client commentary. The available public record positions Seabury Aircraft Capital as a specialized commercial aviation finance advisor with deep airline, lessor, manufacturer, investor, and financier relationships. Independent client reviews or aviation forum discussions about Richard Spaulding or SAC's customer experience were not found in meaningful volume.

Positive themes

  • Strong commercial aviation finance specialization
  • Large historical transaction volume and aircraft-financier network
  • Experience with airlines, manufacturers, lessors, investors, and commercial banks
  • Official materials emphasize tailored, schedule-oriented execution

Negative themes

  • No published direct individual Seabury email or direct individual business phone for Spaulding
  • No public online quote, application, or preapproval workflow
  • No published fee schedule, financing rates, minimum transaction size, or consumer-style eligibility grid
  • Small-sample employee reviews mention understaffing and management-visibility concerns, but these are not client-service reviews

Forum themes

  • PPRuNe threads mention Seabury in airline restructuring and strategic-advisory mandates. The forum signal is anecdotal and mixed, and the discussions found were about Seabury-branded advisory work rather than Richard Spaulding or Seabury Aircraft Capital financing services.

Sources