Q1 Transactions Decline Belies A Strong Market

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Finding a pre-owned Bombardier Challenger 3500, a model that entered service in 2022, would be difficult.

Credit: Nigel Prevett/Aviation Week
Analysts advise that a first-quarter (Q1) decline in pre-owned business jet transactions should not be interpreted as a market slowdown. Rather, the pre-owned market is strong, they say, with appreciating values and tight supplies of late-model aircraft. Pre-owned business jet transactions in Q1...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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