The summer issue of the the Aircraft Bluebook Marketline newsletter is now available for download. This issue features:

CONTRIBUTOR'S PERSPECTIVES IN THE VALUE EQUATION

By Carl Janssens, ASA | Chief Appraiser | Aircraft Bluebook

It has been a predictable 2nd quarter in the business aviation marketplace. For the most part, values have sustained little or no depreciation as observed from sales data.

SPEAK OF PRICE...WHAT DOES $10M BUY?

By Dennis Rousseau | President and Founder | AircraftPost.com

The last couple of years have brought much challenge to our markets as well as many opportunities.

AIRCRAFT ASSET QUALITY — MARKET OVERVIEW

By Tony Kioussis | Asset Insight, Inc.

As discussed in the Summer 2014 issue of the Aircraft Bluebook Marketline, aircraft are assets whose values are heavily influenced by maintenance conditions.

INTO THE BLUE — AIRCRAFT BLUEBOOK AT-A-GLANCE — PREMIER 1A

By Chris Reynolds, ASA | Aircraft Bluebook

Aircraft Bluebook-Price Digest At-a-Glance has reviewed the current market status of the Premier 1A aircraft.

The summer issue of the the Aircraft Bluebook Marketline newsletter is now available for download. This issue features:

CONTRIBUTOR'S PERSPECTIVES IN THE VALUE EQUATION

By Carl Janssens, ASA | Chief Appraiser | Aircraft Bluebook

Aircraft Bluebook Marketline offers timely intelligence information for the discerning aviation professional who is involved in any one of the many facets of business aircraft markets.

MARKET DIRECTION...UP, DOWN OR SIDEWAYS

By Dennis Rousseau | President and Founder | AircraftPost.com

There is considerable rhetoric regarding the state of the pre-owned business jet market. When a slightly used G650 sells for $10M more than its original cost new, the general consensus is our market is on the rebound.

VALUING AN AIRCRAFT'S MAINTENANCE CONDITION

By Tony Kioussis | Asset Insight, Inc.

An aircraft’s maintenance condition represents its greatest value “wild card” and a figure that can dramatically impact the asset’s value.

The spring issue of the the Aircraft Bluebook Marketline newsletter is now available for download. This issue features:

PRICE PERSPECTIVES

By Dennis Rousseau | President and Founder | AircraftPost.com

On average, five – seven percent of the available fleet on the resale market is considered ‘normal.’ Should the percentile lean more in the 10 – 20 percent range, we then tend  ...

HONEYWELL PREDICTS SALES OF 5,500 COMMERCIAL HELOS TO 2018

By Anthony Osborne | Aviation Week's Aviation Daily

Commercial helicopter operators will buy between 4,800 and 5,500 helicopters during 2014-2018, according to a survey and market forecast by Honeywell ... 

AIRCRAFT BLUEBOOK AT-A-GLANCE: CESSNA CITATION V ULTRA

By Chris Reynolds, ASA | Aircraft Bluebook

Aircraft Bluebook-At-a-Glance has reviewed the current market status of the Cessna Citation V Ultra series aircraft ... 

To read the full issue:

Vol. 26, No. 4 | Dec. 17, 2013 | Go to Charts

IN THIS ISSUE

Bluebook Perspectives: Pre-owned Market Sends Mixed Signals Throughout Industry
Into the Blue: Aircraft Bluebook At-a-Glance - Cessna Mustang
Ask Aircraft Bluebook: What Does the Trend column in the Aircraft Bluebook represent?

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CURRENT MARKET STRENGTH

Click to View Full Size ChartCMS 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.

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