Jetcraft reports shrinking inventory and widening ask-sale price spread in a second-quarter 2025 update.
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Business jet inventory is contracting for the first time since 2022, signaling a major shift after two years of softening market conditions, according to Jetcraft’s Q2 2025 Market Intelligence Update. However, as supply shrinks, sellers are raising price expectations faster than buyers are willing to match, it said.
Jetcraft’s data show a widening spread between asking prices and sale prices over the past 12 months. The current divergence, Jetcraft said, “reveals early signs of overconfidence” among sellers and risks sidelining buyers unwilling to pay inflated premiums.
The supply shift is also prompting changes in purchase patterns. As newer inventory becomes harder to source, the average age of aircraft being sold is rising. This trend opens opportunities for brokers to revalue older aircraft and tailor sales strategies for owners who may not have been in the market previously.
Despite the evolving dynamics, the company emphasized that business aviation remains resilient. “In today’s tightening market,” the company stated, “insights like these help Jetcraft clients price more competitively, time their entries wisely, and take advantage of evolving demand trends.”
The company cited geopolitical uncertainty and a growing “wait-and-see” approach among sellers as possible drivers of the trend. Jetcraft also noted macroeconomic and policy factors likely to influence activity in the second half of the year.
For example, tariffs on imported aircraft are expected to restrict international inventory flows into the U.S., increasing the appeal of non-U.S.-based listings to global buyers. A proposed reinstatement of 100% bonus depreciation in the U.S. could also encourage more domestic transactions and help restore momentum.
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Ask-sale Price Gap Widens as Bizjet Supply Shrinks
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Business jet inventory is contracting for the first time since 2022, signaling a major shift after two years of softening market conditions, according to Jetcraft’s Q2 2025 Market Intelligence Update. However, as supply shrinks, sellers are raising price expectations faster than buyers are willing to match, it said.
Jetcraft’s data show a widening spread between asking prices and sale prices over the past 12 months. The current divergence, Jetcraft said, “reveals early signs of overconfidence” among sellers and risks sidelining buyers unwilling to pay inflated premiums.
The supply shift is also prompting changes in purchase patterns. As newer inventory becomes harder to source, the average age of aircraft being sold is rising. This trend opens opportunities for brokers to revalue older aircraft and tailor sales strategies for owners who may not have been in the market previously.
Despite the evolving dynamics, the company emphasized that business aviation remains resilient. “In today’s tightening market,” the company stated, “insights like these help Jetcraft clients price more competitively, time their entries wisely, and take advantage of evolving demand trends.”
The company cited geopolitical uncertainty and a growing “wait-and-see” approach among sellers as possible drivers of the trend. Jetcraft also noted macroeconomic and policy factors likely to influence activity in the second half of the year.