Used Aircraft Market Shows Diverging Inventory Trends Among Jets, Piston Singles & Turboprop Aircraft

The newest Sandhills Global aviation market reports, which cover pre-owned aircraft on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms, show a mix of inventory trends in October compared to September. Used jet inventory levels, for instance, shifted from a sideways inventory trend to a downward trend. Meanwhile, the trend line shifted upward for piston-single and turboprop aircraft, which had been trending sideways and down, respectively, in September.

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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 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 Jets

Inventory levels for used jets decreased by 2.21% month over month and 15.7% year over year in October and are trending down. The used large jet category exhibited the most significant M/M inventory decrease with a 5.67% drop, while the used super mid jet category showed the largest YOY decrease, down 23.56% compared to year-ago levels.
Asking values in this market increased slightly M/M in October, by 0.97%, and are trending up, but were down 1.16% YOY. The used large jet category led in M/M asking value increases, up 1.95%, while the used super mid jet category posted the largest YOY decrease at 4.39%.

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

U.S. and Canada Used Piston-Single Aircraft

Inventory levels of used piston-single aircraft increased by 2.57% M/M in October and decreased by 4.77% YOY. Still, the market shifted from a sideways trend to an upward trend.
Asking prices in this market decreased by 1.84% M/M and 0.93% YOY in October and are trending sideways.

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

Global Used Turboprop Aircraft

Inventory levels in this market rose 4.95% M/M in October but dropped 15.87% YOY. The market moved from a downward to a sideways trend.
Used turboprop aircraft asking prices fell 4.12% M/M in October, but were up slightly YOY, by 0.25%.

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

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

Inventory levels in this market are trending downward despite a 32% M/M increase in October. Inventory levels were down 13.16% compared to year-ago levels.
Asking values decreased by 0.22% M/M, increased by 3.84% YOY, and are trending upward.

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.