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The business jet market was on solid footing in Q4 2025. With a positive macroeconomic environment, business jet market fundamentals remained strong, including rising usage and transaction activity and steady aircraft availability and values. These trends supported the market’s stability and set the stage for continued momentum into 2026.

• Following uncertainty earlier in the year, the global economy continued to grow in Q4 2025, and some economists have upgraded their growth expectations.
• Business jet departures experienced broad-based growth in Q4, rising 4.6 percent year over year.
• OEM backlogs rose 10.4 percent year over year in Q4 2025 as industry-wide orders increased.
• Transaction activity was strong in 2025, with total volume increasing 9.8 percent year over year.
• Pre-owned aircraft available for sale as a percentage of the total installed base was lower in Q4 2025 than Q4 2024, declining from to 6.9 percent from 7.4 percent.
• In Q4 2025, bluebook values increased 0.4 percent, reflecting stability between supply and demand during the quarter.

Q4 2025 was a solid quarter for the business jet market, capping off a solid year. Although uncertainty and volatility defined the broader macroeconomic environment earlier in the year, global growth continued and many economists raised their forecasts as the year progressed.

Against this backdrop, the business jet market remained strong in 2025, with usage increasing year over year and accelerating in in the second half of the year. Transactions were also steady throughout most of the year, while availability and values remained stable. Overall, the market appears well positioned to continue to remain strong in 2026.

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