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JetNet: Used Bizjet Market Swings To Favor Sellers
Inventory of preowned business jets has decreased steadily from a high point of 2,938 aircraft in July 2009 to 2,143 jets in December.
The preowned business jet market transitioned to favor sellers in December, with inventory now at 9.9 percent, just below the 10 percent threshold of inventory for sale and down from 11 percent in December 2016, according to data recently released by JetNet. Inventory of preowned business jets has decreased steadily from a high point of 2,938 aircraft in July 2009, or 17.7 percent of the in-service fleet, to 2,143 jets in December.
According to JetNet, there were 2,668 business jet transactions last year, an increase of 177, or 7.1 percent, over 2016. Preowned transactions were boosted last year by large-cabin jet deals, which accounted for 37 percent, or 992, of the total transactions; this was up 17.3 percent from 2016. Sales of preowned light jets also surged 8.2 percent last year, to 952 transactions. Meanwhile, preowned midsize jet sales slumped 4.9 percent, falling from 630 in 2016 to 599 last year.
“The recovery in business aviation during the post-recession period has been underwhelming,” JetNet said. “Now that 2018 is here, we hope the U.S. preowned market, along with improvements in the world economy, will continue to push more new aircraft purchases.”