According to new Sandhills Global aviation market reports, used aircraft asking prices changed little in May, with jet, single-engine piston aircraft, and turboprop aircraft asking prices shifting less than 2% month over month.
The reports cover pre-owned jet aircraft, piston-single, turboprop aircraft, and Robinson piston helicopters on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms.
Inventory levels were mixed, with the jet and turboprop segments trending down while used piston-single aircraft inventory levels increased M/M and maintained a sideways trend. Used turboprop inventory levels have been trending down for six consecutive months.
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Market Report Details
This report includes detailed analyses of asking values and inventory trends in used aircraft markets, along with charts that help readers visualise the data.
It describes and quantifies important trends in the buying and selling of used jet, piston-single, turboprop, and Robinson piston helicopter aircraft.
Global Used Jet Aircraft
- Inventory levels in the pre-owned jet market are trending down. Inventory levels dropped 3.97% month over month and 16.28% year over year in May. The used large jet segment experienced the steepest declines, with inventory levels falling 9.04% M/M and 37.08% Y/Y.
- Used jet asking prices were down 1.86% M/M and 2.4% Y/Y in May and are trending down. The used light jet category had the largest M/M asking value change, down 3.65%, while the used large jet category registered the largest Y/Y change, down 4.14%.
U.S. and Canada Used Piston Single Aircraft
- Inventory levels of used single-engine piston aircraft rose 4.08% M/M in May, fell 16.33% Y/Y, and are trending sideways.
- Asking values have been trending sideways for six consecutive months. Used piston-single aircraft asking prices were up 0.62% M/M in May but slipped 0.2% Y/Y.
Global Used Turboprop Aircraft
- Inventory levels in the pre-owned turboprop market are trending down, a pattern that has persisted for six months. In May, inventory levels declined 0.21% M/M and 8.45% Y/Y.
- Asking values rose 0.16% M/M but fell 1.08% Y/Y and are trending down.
Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters
- Inventory levels in the used Robinson piston helicopter market are steady. Inventory levels fell 13.76% M/M and 4.08% Y/Y in May.
- Asking values rose 8.47% M/M and 4.79% Y/Y and are trending up.
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