Demand for Large, Late-Model Jets Continues as Inventory Levels Remain Lower Than Last Year

New Sandhills Global aviation market reports underscore lower year-over-year inventory levels across all pre-owned aircraft markets in August. These include used jets, single-engine piston aircraft, turboprop aircraft, and Robinson piston helicopters on Controller.com and other Sandhills platforms. Used large jets posted the steepest Y/Y inventory drop in August, down 37.73% compared to 2025.

Asking prices were mixed, trending sideways for jets, downward for piston-single aircraft and helicopters, and up for turboprops.

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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 Jet Aircraft

• Inventory levels in the pre-owned jet market are trending down. Inventory levels increased 1.09% month over month but fell 22.32% Y/Y in August. The used mid jet segment experienced the largest M/M inventory change, up 16.67%, while the used large jet segment registered the largest Y/Y change, down 37.73%.
• Used jet asking prices decreased 0.88% M/M and 1.85% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways. The pre-owned light jet category had the largest M/M asking value change, down 2.11%, while the used large jet category registered the largest Y/Y change, down 3.55%.

U.S. and Canada Used Piston-Single Aircraft

• Inventory levels of used single-engine piston aircraft rose 2.8% M/M but decreased 11.75% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways.
• Asking values decreased 0.93% M/M and 1.6% Y/Y in August and are trending down.

Global Used Turboprop Aircraft

• Inventory levels in the pre-owned turboprop market are trending sideways. In August, inventory levels rose 4.04% M/M but were 9.92% lower Y/Y.
• Asking values decreased 2.35% M/M and 0.14% Y/Y and are trending up.

Global Used Robinson Piston Helicopters

• Inventory levels in the used Robinson piston helicopter market are trending down. Inventory levels increased 1.19% M/M but decreased 10.53% Y/Y in August.
• Asking values dipped 9.33% M/M, ticked up 0.79% Y/Y, and are trending down.

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About the Sandhills Equipment Value Index

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 platforms, including Controller.com, AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by VIP+ and AircraftEvaluator, Sandhills’ proprietary asset valuation tools, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.