All airlines operate in highly competitive markets and IBA understands the pressures this brings. By assessing the micro and macro factors faced by an airline, IBA can build a picture of how it is currently being affected and forecast what the future effects may be. These factors will include the regulatory impacts in addition to market forces and by applying detailed research and analysis of these effects, IBA can apply its experience of risk and opportunity awareness to all manner of airline assessments.

In conjunction with carrying out detailed commercial and technical assessments of specific airlines, IBA has also developed an airline commercial rating system, allowing lenders, regulatory bodies, government agencies and other stakeholders the ability to compare airlines on a scale system. This unique rating system is continually adjusted for a wide variety of factors, ensuring that the assessments are current and account for new developments in such a fluid marketplace.