Aircraft Residual Value Will Be an Issue for Asian Jet Buyers
Jay Mesinger, president and CEO of J. Mesinger Corporate Jet Sales in Boulder, Colorado.
Jay Mesinger, president and CEO of J. Mesinger Corporate Jet Sales in Boulder, Colorado.

While new and like-new business jets dominate the evolving Chinese market, it won’t be long before a market for preowned jets will emerge, with current owners looking to trade in their airplanes for newer, likely bigger, ones. But will they have maximized their old aircraft’s residual value?