After a hit in sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, member dealers of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) experienced a trend of increasing transactions of pre-owned aircraft in 2020. IADA announced on Jan. 11 that its member dealers transacted 1,100 sales...

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By Dennis Rousseau | President and Founder | AircraftPost

After all the conjecture and speculation throughout the year, 2018 finished with mixed results. Some market dynamics fared better than others and a few select make/models showed a modest uptick in YOY value. Excluding VLJs and modified airliners, new business jet deliveries (entry- into-service) slipped from 471 in 2017 (3,927 total aircraft) to 467 in 2018 (4,393). The number of current production aircraft that came on the pre-owned market nearly mirrored those that entered service, showing 471 aircraft on market in 2017 and...

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Aircraft Bluebook Marketline’s Current Market Strength represents an aircraft’s current strength in the market. An A+ rating indicates the aircraft is enjoying a very firm market. Prices for an A+ aircraft are steadily rising, and holding times are very short or nonexistent. At the opposite end of the spectrum, a C- aircraft is one experiencing a very soft market. Its price is commonly discounted, and it often sets on the ramp in excess of eight months before selling. It is important to remember that Current Market Strength is not a forecast. It is valid only at Marketline’s effective date of release. March 1, 2018, is the effective date for the data represented in the table below.

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Approximately 20 of the 264 CJ4s in the fleet have sold in the last year

Credit: Nigel Prevett

By Chris Reynolds, ASA | Editor/Aircraft Appraiser | Aircraft Bluebook

Aircraft Bluebook At-a-Glance has reviewed the current market status of the Cessna Citation CJ4 business jet. Research for this study was obtained in part from Aircraft Bluebook, Aircraft Bluebook’s Historical Value Reference, the FAA’s registry website and various trade services.

Demand

The active Citation CJ4 fleet is approximately 264 aircraft currently. At the time of this writing, approximately 10 CJ4s, representing 3.7 percent of the active fleet, were reported for sale, with the average time on market likely more than 200 days.

Pricing

Current offerings for the Citation CJ4s range from $6 million to mid-$7 million. Airframe time varies from several hundred hours to around 4000 hours, depending on the year-model ...

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Thirty of the 550 G550s in the fleet have sold in the last year

Credit: Gulfstream Aerospace

By Chris Reynolds, ASA | Editor/Aircraft Appraiser | Aircraft Bluebook

Aircraft Bluebook At-a-Glance has reviewed the current market status of the Gulfstream G550 business jet. Research for this study was obtained in part from Aircraft Bluebook, Aircraft Bluebook’s Historical Value Reference, the FAA’s registry web site and various trade services.

Demand

The G550 fleet sits at approximately 550 active aircraft. At the time of this writing (December 2017), approximately 20 to 25 G550s, representing approximately 4.5 percent of the active fleet, were reported for sale. Over the last year, approximately 30 sales appear to have occurred with the days on market ranging anywhere from 200 to 300+ days.

Pricing

Current offerings in the G550 market range from $15 million to $37 million. Airframe time varies from 1000 hours to greater than 10,000 hours, depending on the year-model. Equipment including upgrades ...

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