Avionics
ADS-B Will Bring Reckoning to Preowned Bizjet Market
U.S. operators of 13,425 business jets—one-third of the in-service fleet—currently have no ADS-B upgrade plan in place.
Older aircraft, such as the Falcon 50 (shown), CitationJet, and Learjet 31a may be forced into obsolescence one the U.S. ADS-B mandate takes effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
Older aircraft, such as the Falcon 50 (shown), CitationJet, and Learjet 31a may be forced into obsolescence one the U.S. ADS-B mandate takes effect on Jan. 1, 2020.

With the U.S. ADS-B Out compliance deadline looming, “we’re about 18 months from a significant reckoning in the preowned business jet market due to obsolescence,” Mesinger Jet Sales president and CEO Jay Mesinger said this morning at the NBAA Business Aircraft Finance, Registration, and Legal Conference in Fort Myers, Florida. According to co-presenter JetNet iQ managing director Rolland Vincent, U.S. operators of 13,425 business jets—one-third of the in-service fleet—currently have no ADS-B upgrade plan in place.