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Aircraft Values Hold Steady During Seasonal Inventory Decreases

New Sandhills Global market reports show anticipated seasonal inventory decreases across all aircraft categories in February. The reports cover used jets, piston single airplanes, turboprop aircraft, and helicopters on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms.

“While inventory is currently trending down, we expect used inventory to increase as we move closer to spring,” says Controller Department Manager Brant Washburn. Asking value changes, meanwhile, were mixed across categories. Although jet prices are trending down, other categories are either trending up or maintaining a steady trend.

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The key metric in all of Sandhills’ market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in the Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions. The Sandhills EVI data include equipment available in auction and retail markets, as well as model-year equipment actively in use.

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

• Although used jet aircraft inventory levels were 3.76% higher than last year, inventory levels dropped 4.99% month over month and are trending downward. The used large jet category exhibited the most significant monthly decline, with an 8.15% change, while the used mid-size jet category showed the largest year-over-year increase at 14.39%.
• Asking prices in this market decreased by 2.74% M/M and 4.1% YOY and are trending downward. The used mid-size jet category posted the largest asking value decreases compared to other jet categories, down 3.04% M/M and 6.94% YOY.

U.S. and Canada Used Piston Single Aircraft

• Inventory levels in this market have been trending down for seven months but increased by 2.64% M/M in February. Inventory levels fell by 26.59% YOY.
• Asking prices maintained a steady trend in February, with minimal increases of 0.65% M/M and 0.42% YOY.

Global Used Turboprop Aircraft

• Inventory levels of used turboprop airplanes decreased by 1.62% M/M and 9.67% YOY in February, continuing a downward trend.
• Asking values have maintained an upward trend for seven months. This continued in February, with asking prices rising 2% M/M and 2.22% YOY.

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

• Inventory levels in the helicopter market have been trending downward for six months. In February, inventory levels climbed 12.79% M/M, but were down 33.56% YOY.
• Asking prices increased by 3.06% M/M and 2.28% YOY in February. Despite these increases, asking values are trending sideways.

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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.