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Posted: Thursday, January 21 2016
One of the questions I get asked frequently by clients is “How do I buy an aircraft at wholesale price?” The short answer in this market is…..you probably don’t. The longer answer is, because of the things you would have to give up in order to do so, you are probably better off not trying […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Thursday, January 21 2016
Happy New Year to everyone. The shelves at the local Walgreens are already pairing down their supply of valentine’s candy and starting to ramp up the Easter displays. We are half-way through winter and spring is just around the corner. It usually takes several weeks after the New Year for activity to ramp up in […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
One of the most important services a good broker can provide is accurately identifying the fair market value for an aircraft. Whether you are buying, selling or just budgeting, failing to take into account all the variables which impact what a particular aircraft is worth can be a very costly mistake. Turbine powered aircraft are […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
It’s been a while since I put out my last blog entry, but I felt it was time that I started communicating with the marketplace again. I see so many good things going on in the aircraft resale markets and the economy as a whole, but still get the sense that many potential buyers are […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
BCA Article May 2012 (Text Pulled from Business and Commercial Aviation Magazine, May 2012, page 100) Download PDF By Robert A. Searles inspiracreative@optimum.net Perhaps at no time in recent memory has the long-term direction of the market for previously owned, turbine-powered business airplanes been more difficult to forecast. Ever since used-aircraft prices plummeted and inventories […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
1) How do you characterize the current state of the previously owned turbine aircraft market? What factors are driving current conditions? Which aircraft models are hot? Which are not? Similar to most of the reports coming out of Wall Street these days, the signals on the state of the pre-owned turbine aircraft marketplace are mixed. […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
1) How do you characterize the current state of the previously owned turbine aircraft market? If the first three months of the year are any indication of what 2011 will look like, I am very excited to see the final results. Demand for pre-owned aircraft is hotter than I have seen it in quite some […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
I hope that everyone had a nice holiday season this year and is enjoying the start to the New Year. I am sure that some of you are glad that 2010 is now behind us and are anxious to see what 2011 holds for our economy in general and the aviation industry in particular. Personally, […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
I can not believe that it is already December. It has been several months since my last blog entry and a lot has been happening in our industry. During the summer months it seemed that I had plenty of time to dedicate to blogging, but there was not much going on worth talking about. Once […]
Continue ReadingPosted: Wednesday, September 09 2015
Last week I spent a couple of days in Dallas at a NARA conference (National Aircraft Resale Association). I always enjoy these meetings and usually come home with more ideas and information than I know what to do with. This year was no exception. Although attendance was somewhat light, those who were there were anxious […]
Continue ReadingInformation presented on specifications and photos is to be considered preliminary information, is subject to verification by purchaser, subject to change without notice, and is not to be considered a representation of the aircraft. Interested parties should rely upon their own inspection of the aircraft and its records. Aircraft subject to prior sale, lease or withdrawal from the market without prior notice.
