Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch

Pre-owned business aircraft transactions gained steam in the first half of this year, up for both business jets and turboprops, but other market indicators are showing signs of sluggishness, with available inventory creeping up and asking prices down, according to JetNet’s latest industry report.

 


The number of pre-owned business jet transactions in the first half of the year increased by 1.9 percent versus a year ago, while average time on market was 12 days shorter, JetNet said. At the same time, average business jet asking prices have dropped 11.2 percent.&nbsp;“A double-digit decrease in business jet asking prices has not stimulated enough sales growth, and continues to be a major concern,” JetNet maintains, reporting that the percentage of business jets available for sale had increased to 11.7 percent last month. This is up from June 2015’s post-recession low-mark of 11.2 percent.

 


Likewise, the business available business aircraft turboprop fleet has inched up from 8 percent last June to 8.3 percentthis June. Average asking prices for turboprops fell 2.3 percent, but actual sales increased by 8.8 percent and took 15 fewer days.

 


The number of turbine helicopter sales fell 12.4 percent, despite a 2.6-percent decline in average asking prices. Piston helicopter prices strengthened by 5.2 percent, but actual sales plummeted 22.4 percent.

Pre-owned Aircraft Sales Increase on Falling Prices 

As business aircraft sales are growing, so too is available inventory.

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