Pre-Owned Jet, Piston-Single Aircraft, and Turboprop Inventory and Asking Prices Lower Than Last Year

According to the March Sandhills Global aviation market reports, inventory levels and asking prices for pre-owned jets, piston-single aircraft, and turboprop aircraft on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms were lower than last year, while monthly trends were mixed. Asking prices are currently trending downward for jets and sideways for piston-single and turboprop aircraft.

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Market Report Details

This report includes detailed analyses of asking values and inventory trends in used aircraft markets, along with charts that help readers visualize the data. It describes and quantifies important trends in the buying and selling of used jet, piston-single, turboprop, and Robinson piston helicopter aircraft.

Global Used Jets

• Inventory levels in the pre-owned jet market are trending down. In March, inventory rose 2.73% M/M and fell 8.75% YOY. The largest changes occurred in the used mid jet category, with inventory up 10.53% M/M, and the used super mid jet segment, down 12% YOY.
• Asking prices dipped 1.7% M/M and 4.9% YOY in March, continuing an 11-month-long downward trend. The used large jet category showed the greatest asking price changes, down 3.23% M/M and 7.6% YOY.

U.S. and Canada Used Piston-Single Aircraft

• Pre-owned piston-single aircraft inventory levels increased 0.75% M/M in March, fell 15.2% YOY, and are trending sideways.
• Asking prices were down 1.04% M/M and 0.58% YOY and are trending sideways.

Global Used Turboprop Aircraft

• Inventory levels of used turboprop aircraft rose 5.08% M/M in March, fell 1.59% YOY, and are trending down.
• Asking prices increased 1.61% M/M but decreased 2.43% YOY and are trending sideways.

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

• Inventory levels in this market are trending up, with increases of 4.67% M/M and 40% YOY in March.
• Asking prices increased 0.95% M/M and 4.29% YOY and are trending sideways.

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About the Sandhills Equipment Value Index

The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, commercial trucking, and aviation industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including Controller.com, AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by Value Insight Portal (VIP) and AircraftEvaluator, Sandhills’ proprietary asset valuation tools, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.