Expert Opinion
AINsight: Nothing Static about Dynamic
Today’s dynamic preowned business jet marketplace should be judged with dynamic markers, not old methods.

Imagine—we are already almost halfway through this year! Although we started off the year a bit rocky, with the U.S. government shutdown and instability in the stock market, things seem to still be moving along on a very positive trajectory for the preowned business jet market. Some of the “frenzy” of 2018 is gone from the market, but the transactional activity is still very strong.

Also, some of the pricing has settled down from a place that was marking quarter after quarter of relatively flat change in residual loss rates. This year, we should see a reasonable residual loss rate of 5 percent to 8 percent. This is all very healthy and brings back a sense of reality to our marketplace.

Jay Mesinger
AIN Contributor
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Jay Mesinger is the CEO and Founder of Mesinger Jet Sales, an international aircraft brokerage firm, and has been regularly contributing to AIN since 2018.

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