Used Aircraft Inventory Drops Double Digits as Pricing Trends Diverge
Event summary
- Global used aircraft inventory down double digits year-over-year across jets, piston-singles, and turboprops.
- Asking prices trending up for turboprops (+4.64% Y/Y) but down for jets (-1.06% Y/Y) and piston-singles (-0.37% Y/Y).
- Super mid jets saw largest monthly inventory drop (-13.4%), large jets biggest yearly decline (-39.6%).
- Robinson piston helicopters buck trend with rising prices (+7.83% Y/Y) amid shrinking inventory.
- Sandhills Global's Equipment Value Index (EVI) tracks these shifts across aviation and other asset classes.
The big picture
The aviation aftermarket continues to experience supply-side constraints, with used aircraft inventory down sharply year-over-year. While turboprops show pricing resilience, jets and piston aircraft face downward pressure—a dynamic that may reflect shifting demand patterns or fleet modernization cycles. Sandhills Global's data tools provide critical benchmarks for tracking these asset class valuations amid broader economic uncertainty.
What we're watching
- Inventory Constraints
- Whether sustained low inventory levels will continue pressuring asking prices across segments.
- Segment Performance
- How turboprop and helicopter pricing trends differ from broader market declines in jets and piston aircraft.
- Market Indicators
- The pace at which Sandhills' Equipment Value Index reflects these inventory and pricing shifts.
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