Entries by Aircraft Bluebook Marketline (178)
Used Business Aircraft Market: Better Weather, Cleared for the Visual
By Chris Reynolds, ASA | Editor/Aircraft Appraiser | Aviation Week Network
Pre-owned business turboprop and jet transactions are on the incline. Pricing is competitive with better-than-average inventories from which to choose. Time and condition play a critical role in each aircraft market segment. Well-maintained, up-to-date aircraft are selling at better-than-average exposure time when priced appropriately.
Pre-Owned Business Aircraft Market Graphs from the Spring 2017 Marketline
All of the listed aircraft have a composite score that is presented in the Used Aircraft Market graph. Data points are represented in relationship to the respective new delivered historical price that is equal to 100%. The measure of change is reported in the actual percentage of value in relation to new. The delta between reporting periods can be concluded as the percentage of change ...
Current Market Strength of 50 Pre-Owned Aircraft Models: Spring 2017
CMS 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.
Recovery in the 'New Normal'
By Carl Janssens, ASA | Chief Appraiser | Aviation Week Network
Aircraft Bluebook has continued to receive positive feedback in regard to recent transactions in the business and personal aviation markets. The lead focus on the business jet sector continues. With the market’s acceptance of value depreciation in the jet sector as the new normal, the big question remains: When will continued devaluation stabilize or at least slow down? At the 46th annual National Aircraft Finance Association conference in Fort Lauderdale during the week of March 21, the perception of the state of the industry was wide and varying…