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IADA: Preowned Business Aircraft Market Flourishes in Q1
Both market metrics and industry perception underscore a strong preowned outlook
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The preowned business aircraft market remained fundamentally strong in the first quarter. © Jetcraft, Aero Capital

The preowned business aircraft market continues to flourish with increased deals closing, faster time to close, and stabilizing pricing, according to the International Aircraft Dealers Association’s (IADA) first-quarter report. IADA said that the business aviation market remained “fundamentally strong” in the first three months, with both transactional data and industry perception. Demand continues to outpace supply, while expectations for the rest of the year remain upbeat, IADA added.

In the first three months, finalized transactions reached 333, versus 316 in the same period a year ago, continuing a five-year trend of incremental first-quarter increases, according to IADA. Acquisition agreements swung up from 134 in first-quarter 2025 to 167 this year, while dealer inventory purchases more than doubled from 29 to 65.