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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The broker pointed to a few drivers of this trend, with demand coming from both ultra-high-net-worth individuals and corporate flight departments. This is particularly true in the long-range segment, which is expected to have the fastest growth, SmartJets added.
The company cited Amstat data showing preowned business jet transactions up by 7% year over year in the first half of 2026. This demand is creating a scarcity of select models and is driving up their pricing, it added.
SmartJets president Ben Shirazi noted that in the last year, the company has sold or acquired several Bombardier Globals, including a 7500, along with Gulfstream G550s and Dassault Falcons, including an 8X. “These are fabulous long-range business aircraft only a generation or two older than models currently rolling out of OEM factories,” he said. “The discounts can be very significant, and the value of these aircraft is excellent—but the challenge is finding one. We do not see a reversal of the current trends of decreasing supply and rising prices.”
Another driver is the so-called bonus depreciation provision, enabling buyers to deduct 100% of the aircraft’s cost the year it is placed into service. This tax incentive typically spurs sales in the fourth quarter.&nbsp;
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