Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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With preowned aircraft inventories hovering at historic lows of 1.3 percent, asking prices continue to increase, rising 11 percent year-over-year, according to market analyst Jefferies Aerospace &amp; Defense Electronics. Some brands are seeing prices skyrocket, led by Gulfstream, which is up 41 percent based on the strength of sales involving the G450 and G150, according to Jefferies.

 


Using Amstat data, Jefferies has introduced monthly research that tracks pricing fundamental for business jets. It noted that the estimated valuation of the preowned inventory is up 4 percent from February 2021. The aircraft valuation is based on average selling price adjusted for typical premiums and/or discounts, age of aircraft, upgrades, engine plans, and usage, providing an estimate for what the sales price of an aircraft should be. With regard to valuations, Gulfstream is leading the increase with the G280 and G650, each up 26 percent, while the G550 rose 29 percent.

 


Asking prices, however, are currently mismatched, up 13 percent over the average fleet valuation. This dynamic crosses most of the fleets with the exception of Dassault. “Embraer and Gulfstream ask prices in the used sales market appear to have the largest disconnect relative to estimated valuation with prices 28 percent and 27 percent higher,” the analyst reported. “Bombardier and Cessna average used market prices are 7 percent and 6 percent above estimated valuation...Dassault is relatively in line.”

Bizjet Prices Surge, Surpassing Aircraft Valuations

According to market analyst Jefferies, overall preowned market pricing and valuations continue to trend upward with Gulfstream seeing the most increase.

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