Aircraft
Tariffs, Tax Incentives Making Market Predictions Murky
Deals are slowing and the future is hard to predict, Hagerty Jet Group reports
Gulfstream G650
Average days for a G650 to remain on the market shortened in the first quarter, according to Hagerty Jet Group. © Gulfstream Aerospace

Tariffs and potential tax incentives have brought a wave of uncertainty in the U.S. preowned aircraft market, with deals once completed rapidly now slowing, according to brokerage firm Hagerty Jet Group. Following the presidential inauguration, “the phones started blowing up. Deals were getting done at a frenzied pace,” Hagerty Jet noted.

But by February, the industry turned to tariffs and what that meant. It also took note of pledges to bring back 100% expensing retroactive to January 20. “The business aviation industry celebrated the indication of the return of bonus depreciation, which includes new and used business jets,” Hagerty Jet maintained.

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