Pre-Owned Aircraft Inventories Continue Downward Trend, Driven By Large Jets

    Posted On: March 18, 2026

    Sandhills Global’s newest market reports cover February data for pre-owned aircraft on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms. Inventory levels continued trending downward in the pre-owned jet, piston-single, and turboprop aircraft categories in February. The largest month-over-month and year-over-year decreases occurred in the large jet category, down 16.1% M/M and 21.1% YOY.

    Asking price trends remained consistent with January. Pre-owned jets and turboprop aircraft continued trending down, while piston-single aircraft values held steady. The most notable changes occurred in the piston helicopter segment, where asking values dipped 5.77% M/M, and the turboprop aircraft category, which saw asking values fall 4.17% YOY.

    Watch our video to learn more about the continuing downward trends in aircraft inventory levels and the mixed trend patterns for asking prices.

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