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Used Aircraft Asking Prices Declining Across All Categories

The newest Sandhills Global market reports covering pre-owned aircraft in Sandhills marketplaces show inventory levels trending up for used jets, turboprop aircraft, and Robinson piston helicopters. Inventory is trending sideways for used piston single aircraft. Asking values, meanwhile, continue trending down for jets, piston singles, and turboprops while helicopter asking values rise.

“Inventory levels in most segments are continuing an upward trend, albeit at a slower pace,” says Controller Department Manager Brant Washburn. “This trend is continuing to exert pressure on selling prices, which is apparent in the asking value data in the current market reports.”

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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 Jets

• Inventory levels in this market are trending up while asking values gradually decline. Global used jet inventory was up 4.27% M/M in September, is trending upward, and posted a 9.59% YOY increase. Looking at noteworthy changes in specific categories, used mid-sized jet inventory was up 8.55% M/M and used super mid-sized jet inventory was up 22.31% YOY.
• Asking values decreased 0.82% M/M and 6.32% YOY and are trending down. Asking prices for used mid-sized jets were down 7.05% YOY, the largest decrease of any used jet category in September.

U.S. and Canada Used Piston Single Aircraft

• Inventory levels in this market decreased 1.01% M/M and 11.31% YOY in September and are trending sideways.
• Asking values showed a marginal M/M decrease of 0.66% M/M, continuing a months-long downward trend. Asking values were 1.2% lower YOY.

U.S. and Canada Used Turboprop Aircraft

• Inventory levels of used turboprops dipped 0.25% lower M/M in September but were up 8.67% YOY and are trending up. 
• Asking values were down 1.05% M/M and are trending down. However, asking values showed a marginal 0.21% increase YOY.

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

• In this market, inventory remains steady, and asking values are trending up. In September, inventory levels fell 8.33% M/M, rose 0.92% YOY, and are trending sideways.
• Asking values increased by 6.44% M/M and 6.83% YOY.

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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 FleetEvaluator and AircraftEvaluator, Sandhills’ proprietary asset valuation tools, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.