Used Aircraft Prices May Show Signs of Stabilizing

Sandhills Global reports mixed trends across jet, turboprop, and piston markets.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Used aircraft prices generally showed signs of leveling off in September, according to Sandhills Global.
  • Asking prices for used jet aircraft steadied, with a slight monthly increase, although year-over-year prices remained lower.
  • Used turboprop aircraft continued an upward pricing trend, while the piston-single market remained mostly flat.
  • Robinson piston helicopter prices saw a sharp monthly increase, reversing previous downward trends.
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Used aircraft prices showed signs of leveling off in September, according to Sandhills Global’s latest aviation market report.

Asking prices for used jet aircraft have steadied after several months of decline, the market report found. Although used jet prices fell 1.42 percent month over month and 3.76 percent year over year in August, September data showed a 0.98 percent monthly increase and a 2.61 percent decrease compared to the previous year. Inventory levels rose 4.26 percent from August, according to the report, but remained 10.03 percent lower than a year earlier. Sandhills said that light jets showed the largest month-to-month increase in inventory, up 9.06 percent, while the super mid jet category saw the sharpest yearly drop at 19.19 percent.

Used turboprop aircraft, however, continued an upward trend in pricing. Asking values reportedly rose 3.71 percent month over month and 4.6 percent year over year. Inventories in that segment edged up 0.62 percent but were down nearly 19 percent from 2024. 

The piston-single market remained mostly flat, with inventories falling 0.68 percent month over month and 14.81 percent year over year. Asking prices dipped slightly by 0.55 percent on the month but held a modest 0.7 percent annual increase. Robinson piston helicopter prices rose sharply, up 8.13 percent from August and 1.8 percent year over year, marking a shift from the downward trend reported in previous months, according to Sandhills’ data.

Matt Ryan

Matt is AVweb's lead editor. His eyes have been turned to the sky for as long as he can remember. Now a fixed-wing pilot, instructor and aviation writer, Matt also leads and teaches a high school aviation program in the Dallas area. Beyond his lifelong obsession with aviation, Matt loves to travel and has lived in Greece, Czechia and Germany for studies and for work.
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