Supply Constraints Remain in Pre-Owned Aircraft Market as Inventory Levels Continue to Decline

The newest Sandhills Global aviation market reports show continued year-over-year inventory decreases across several used aircraft categories in June. The market reports cover pre-owned jet aircraft, single-engine piston aircraft, turboprop aircraft, and Robinson piston helicopters on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms worldwide.

“Aircraft inventory remains tight across much of the market, particularly among jets and turboprops, where inventory levels are still trending lower compared to last year,” says Controller Sales Manager Terrin Mohl. “Used turboprops have seen sustained declines for over six months, while piston-single aircraft inventory has remained relatively stable.”

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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 Jet Aircraft

Inventory levels in the pre-owned jet market are trending down. Inventory levels decreased 0.15% month over month and 19.21% year over year in June. The used super mid jet segment experienced the largest M/M inventory change, up 8.55%, while the used large jet segment registered the largest Y/Y change, down 40%.
Used jet asking prices were down 2.28% M/M and 4.48% Y/Y in June and are trending down. The pre-owned super mid jet category had the largest M/M asking value change, down 4.4%, while the used mid jet category registered the largest Y/Y change, down 6.54%.

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

U.S. and Canada Used Piston-Single Aircraft

Inventory levels of used single-engine piston aircraft rose 2.48% M/M in June but fell 14.08% Y/Y.
Asking values were down 0.61% M/M and 0.74% Y/Y in June and are trending down.

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

Global Used Turboprop Aircraft

Inventory levels in the pre-owned turboprop market are trending down, a pattern that has persisted for seven months. In June, inventory levels declined 5.15% M/M and 13.67% Y/Y.
Asking values rose 3.12% M/M and 3.32% Y/Y and are trending up.

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

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

Inventory levels in the used Robinson piston helicopter market are trending down. Inventory levels fell 7.45% M/M and 17.14% Y/Y in June.
Asking values fell 3.14% M/M in June but rose 3.05% Y/Y and are trending sideways.

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

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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 platforms, including Controller.com, AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by VIP+ and AircraftEvaluator, Sandhills’ proprietary asset valuation tools, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.