Used Jet Aircraft Asking Prices Shift from Downward to Sideways Trend

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Oct 06, 2025, 10:35 ET

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sandhills Global aviation market reports for September indicate a changing trend line for used jet aircraft asking prices. The reports, which cover pre-owned aircraft on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms, showed jet asking prices trending downward in August, with decreases of 1.42% month over month and 3.76% year over year, but trending sideways in September, with a modest monthly increase of 0.98% and a 2.61% YOY decrease.

U.S. and Canada Used Piston-Single Aircraft
• Used piston-single aircraft inventory levels fell 0.68% M/M and 14.81% YOY in September and are trending sideways.
• Asking values are also trending sideways, with a decrease of 0.55% M/M and an increase of 0.7% YOY in September. — U.S. and Canada Used Piston-Single Aircraft • Used piston-single aircraft inventory levels fell 0.68% M/M and 14.81% YOY in September and are trending sideways. • Asking values are also trending sideways, with a decrease of 0.55% M/M and an increase of 0.7% YOY in September.

Global Used Turboprops
• Used turboprop aircraft inventory levels were up 0.62% M/M but down 18.9% YOY in September and continued a downward trend.
• Asking prices rose 3.71% M/M and 4.6% YOY and are trending upward. — Global Used Turboprops • Used turboprop aircraft inventory levels were up 0.62% M/M but down 18.9% YOY in September and continued a downward trend. • Asking prices rose 3.71% M/M and 4.6% YOY and are trending upward.

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters
• Inventory levels in this market decreased by 2.6% M/M and 45.26% YOY in September, continuing a 3-month-long downward trend.
• Asking prices jumped 8.13% M/M and 1.8% YOY and are trending upward, marking a shift from a downward trend established a month earlier. — Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters • Inventory levels in this market decreased by 2.6% M/M and 45.26% YOY in September, continuing a 3-month-long downward trend. • Asking prices jumped 8.13% M/M and 1.8% YOY and are trending upward, marking a shift from a downward trend established a month earlier.

Global Used Jets
Inventory levels of used jet aircraft increased by 4.26% M/M and decreased by 10.03% YOY in September and are trending sideways. The used light jet category exhibited the largest M/M inventory increase at 9.06%, while the used super mid jet category showed the largest YOY decrease at 19.19%. — Global Used Jets Inventory levels of used jet aircraft increased by 4.26% M/M and decreased by 10.03% YOY in September and are trending sideways. The used light jet category exhibited the largest M/M inventory increase at 9.06%, while the used super mid jet category showed the largest YOY decrease at 19.19%.

By contrast, asking prices in the used piston-single aircraft market moved from an upward trend in August to a sideways trend in September. Asking prices for used turboprop aircraft continued an upward trend.

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Aviation Market Report Details
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 of used jet aircraft increased by 4.26% M/M and decreased by 10.03% YOY in September and are trending sideways. The used light jet category exhibited the largest M/M inventory increase at 9.06%, while the used super mid jet category showed the largest YOY decrease at 19.19%.
Asking values in this market increased by 0.98% M/M and decreased by 2.61% YOY in September and are trending sideways. Used light jets led other categories in monthly asking price changes, up 1.53%. The used super mid jet category led in YOY asking price decreases, down 5.67%.

U.S. and Canada Used Piston-Single Aircraft

Used piston-single aircraft inventory levels fell 0.68% M/M and 14.81% YOY in September and are trending sideways.
Asking values are also trending sideways, with a decrease of 0.55% M/M and an increase of 0.7% YOY in September.

Global Used Turboprops

Used turboprop aircraft inventory levels were up 0.62% M/M but down 18.9% YOY in September and continued a downward trend.
Asking prices rose 3.71% M/M and 4.6% YOY and are trending upward.

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

Inventory levels in this market decreased by 2.6% M/M and 45.26% YOY in September, continuing a 3-month-long downward trend.
Asking prices jumped 8.13% M/M and 1.8% YOY and are trending upward, marking a shift from a downward trend established a month earlier.

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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.

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