Asian Sky Quarterly 2021 Q3
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GLOBAL BUSINESS<br />
AVIATION<br />
MARKET UPDATE<br />
Includes Data through July <strong>2021</strong><br />
By Global Jet Capital<br />
The business aviation market demonstrated<br />
remarkable resilience in 2020 and continued<br />
to build on that strength in the first 7 months<br />
of <strong>2021</strong>. Through July YTD, flight operations and preowned<br />
transactions were up, demonstrating continued<br />
demand for the capabilities that business jets provide.<br />
As the global economy grows, renewed business activity<br />
will continue to drive transactions in the business<br />
aviation market.<br />
• Lifting travel restrictions and liquidity built up during the<br />
pandemic led to economic growth in Q2 <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
• Driven by the entry of new users into the market, business jet<br />
flights grew through July <strong>2021</strong>. While comparisons to 2020 can<br />
be misleading due to lockdowns during that time, flight activity<br />
increased nearly 1 percent when compared to 2019.<br />
• Backlogs rose at major OEMs, driven by new users to the<br />
business jet market, low pre-owned inventory, and strong demand<br />
from fleet operators.<br />
• Overall transaction activity continues to recover from 2020<br />
levels, driven largely by the pre-owned market.<br />
• Inventory levels continued to decline through July <strong>2021</strong> and<br />
remained at historically low levels.<br />
• Limited supply and continued robust demand have given business<br />
jet sellers additional bargaining power, resulting in bluebook values<br />
firming up and even appreciating in some instances.<br />
4 | ASIAN SKY QUARTERLY — THIRD QUARTER <strong>2021</strong>