Joseph T. (Joe) Zulueta is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) with Machinery and Technical Specialty (MTS) – Aircraft, designated by the American Society of Appraisers. He has been an independent aircraft appraiser and surveyor for over 34 years. A licensed U.S. pilot having completed numerous continuing education courses within the aviation and appraisal disciplines. A graduate of Trinity International University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.
He is the president and sole owner of Aeronautical Systems, headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida, that has served the aviation industry worldwide since 1986. The firm specializes in aircraft valuation consulting; prospective, current, and retrospective appraisals; damage event and diminution of value assessments; expert witness testimony to include pre-trial consulting through post-trial support; fractional aircraft ownership redemption consultation; major asset and portfolio management; and acquisition consulting services on a diverse range of aircraft.
Mr. Zulueta, throughout his 34+ year career, has appraised thousands of aircraft, with an aggregate value of well over one billion dollars. He is a guest lecturer and speaks on a broad range of aviation topics. First and foremost, he is highly sought after and a very skilled aircraft appraiser.
More broadly, Mr. Zulueta is a well-established expert witness in assessing diminution of value for damaged aircraft events. He also has leadership responsibilities for aircraft asset and fleet portfolio management and new and preowned acquisition services.
Mr. Zulueta analyzes and designs intra-company workflow processes, digital valuation tools, and software integration models specific to the appraisal field and strives daily to produce and publish accurate, transparent, and common-sense appraisal reports that the recipient will understand clearly.
