Used Jet Asking Prices Trending Lower, While Used Piston Single & Turboprop Value Trends Hold Steady

According to the newest Sandhills Global aviation market reports, month-over-month and year-over-year asking values for used jet aircraft dipped lower in August and are trending down. By contrast, asking values for used piston-single and turboprop aircraft increased M/M and YOY and are trending up. The reports cover used jet, piston-single, and turboprop aircraft and used Robinson piston helicopters on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms.

Inventory levels, meanwhile, showed mixed results across aircraft categories, with inventory continuing to trend downward for jets and turboprops and sideways for piston singles. However, as Controller Manager Terrin Mohl notes, “Inventory levels for jets are showing signs of steadying. Inventory levels in this market have mostly been gradual over the past six months, with both positive and negative changes.”

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Additional Market Report Takeaways

This report includes detailed analyses of asking values and inventory trends in used aircraft markets, along with charts that help readers visualize 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 of used jet aircraft decreased by 0.34% M/M and 8.14% YOY in August and are trending downward. The used super mid jet category showed the largest M/M inventory increase at 6.67%, while the used light jet category exhibited the largest YOY inventory decrease at 11.42%.
Asking prices decreased by 1.42% M/M and 3.76% YOY in August and are trending down. The used light jet category had the largest M/M asking value decrease at 2.71%, while the used super mid jet category showed the largest YOY asking value decrease at 5.74%.

Chart showing current inventory and asking value trends for used jet aircraft.

U.S. & Canada Used Piston Single Aircraft

Inventory levels in this market dropped 4.03% M/M and 14.67% YOY in August. A sideways trend continues.
Asking prices were up slightly in August, by 0.35% M/M and 1.74% YOY, and are trending upward.

Chart showing current inventory and asking value trends for used piston-single aircraft.

Global Used Turboprop Aircraft

Used turboprop aircraft inventory levels fell 6.23% M/M and 15.88% YOY in August, continuing a downward trend.
Asking values were up 0.39% M/M and 0.93% YOY and are trending upward.

Chart showing current inventory and asking value trends for used turboprop aircraft.

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

Inventory levels in this market continued a 2-month-long downward trend, with inventory decreases of 3.75% M/M and 45.77% YOY in August.
Asking values were down 8.28% M/M and 5.7% YOY in August, establishing a downward trend.

Chart showing current inventory and asking value trends for used Robinson piston helicopters.

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About The Sandhills Equipment Value Index

The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, commercial trucking, and aviation industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including Controller.com, AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by Value Insight Portal (VIP) and AircraftEvaluator, Sandhills’ proprietary asset valuation tools, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.