Guidance for Buying or Selling Aircraft
Why It Takes Longer Than You Think: Managing Expectations on Transaction Timing
From the time of signing a Letter of Intent to closing, a transaction normally takes 2 to 2 and a half months. That timing may shock those that have never been involved in a pre-owned transaction before, but the...Read More
How Buyers & Sellers Benefit in a Buyer’s Market
Over the last few years there has been more and more references to the private jet market being a ‘Buyer’s Market’. Typically, when someone refers to a ‘Buyer’s Market’, they mean that a) there is more supply than demand...Read More
The Best Thing You can do Before You Buy a Jet
When you have decided to buy a private jet, the sheer number of options can be overwhelming. We’ve discussed previously a few aspects to assist with determining the right private jet for you, but once you’ve narrowed down the...Read More
Shedding Light on the Export Procedure
The Exportation Process is a frequent source of confusion during an aircraft transaction with European aircraft leaving the European Union to go to another region such as the USA or Asia. Formally leaving the European Union is not simply...Read More
Fly-By: 3 Minutes in the Private Jet Market Issue 7
Issue 7 of Colibri Aircraft’s Fly-By Newsletter features articles on How Buyers and Sellers can Succeed in Today’s Market, an update on Eastern Europe, a Guide to Understanding the Exportation Process, and much more. Read the newsletter by clicking...Read More
Factors Affecting Your Aircraft’s Resale Value: Block Changes
A more unique, often surprising aspect that can affect certain aircraft’s value is what is known as “block changes”. Throughout different aircraft models, there are times were the manufacturer made a large change to how the aircraft was built....Read More
Factors Affecting Your Aircraft’s Resale Value: Cosmetic Condition
Probably the most obvious factor to influence an aircraft’s value is its Cosmetic Condition. To be blunt: nice interiors sell faster. They usually do not result in huge value increases, but they will significantly reduce the time to resell...Read More
Fly-By: 3 Minutes in the Private Jet Market Issue 6
Issue 6 of Fly-By takes a look back at 2016 and how the pre-owned jet market performed, how Europe fared in the year, and lessons to apply in 2017. Read inside to find out which jets were the top...Read More
Factors Affecting Your Aircraft’s Resale Value: Avionics Compliance
An element that is becoming more substantial in an aircraft’s resale value is Avionics Compliance. It is especially becoming more relevant as the International Aviation Standards have passed a lot of new avionics mandates that have gone into effect...Read More
Factors Affecting Your Aircraft’s Resale Value: Engine Programs
An often confusing but important factor that can affect your resale value is engine program enrollment. Engine programs are a great retainer of value for a lot of aircraft models. (Airframe programs are more complicated in many ways, including...Read More