Aircraft
Bizjet Optimism Not Yet Resulting in Actual Improvement
Despite the UBS business jet index being at a post-recession high, market fundamentals remain “relatively weak.”
UBS's business jet indexes are rising, but that has not yet translated into improvement of actual market conditions. Light jets scored highest in the latest index, which could bode well for aircraft such as the Embraer Phenom 300. (Photo: Embraer Executive Jets)
UBS's business jet indexes are rising, but that has not yet translated into improvement of actual market conditions. Light jets scored highest in the latest index, which could bode well for aircraft such as the Embraer Phenom 300. (Photo: Embraer Executive Jets)

Despite UBS Global Research’s latest business jet market index being at a post-recession high of 53, business jet fundamentals such as used-aircraft inventory/pricing, and utilization numbers, remain “relatively weak,” according to UBS aerospace analysts David Strauss and Darryl Genovesi.