In today’s corporate aircraft market there is so much available inventory at relatively low prices that it can be overwhelming for a buyer. I get calls regularly from potential buyers who ask about large body aircraft because the initial capital cost isn’t much (if any) greater than a mid-size. It quickly becomes clear, however, that...
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Overwhelming Options
Accurate Expectations
We often receive calls from potential buyers about aircraft we are selling or to discuss our acquisition services. Many of them believe that charter revenue can pay for their use of the aircraft. Other times we hear from disenfranchised owners who want to sell because the actual cost to own and operate their aircraft...
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Part 5: Aviation Community Outreach
This article is the fifth in a continuing series. A Career Change: Learning the Aircraft Brokerage Business part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 Part of my job, which is very interesting, is finding aviation blogs and other discussions happening online, that we here at J. Mesinger can become involved in. We want to either...
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The Value Zone
The prices in most of our aircraft markets have settled at a bottom where buyers could recognize value and have confidence that the free fall of prices had ended. The result has been that aircraft have been selling again since the beginning of this year. There are a few make/model markets, however, that have...
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Part 4: Database Housekeeping
This article is the fourth in a continuing series A Career Change: Learning the Aircraft Brokerage Business part 1, part 2, part 3 Marketing and communication with clients and prospects is such a comprehensive endeavor. Our goals include, among other things, advertising our aircraft listings to communicate the competitive advantages of our listings and most quickly...
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Part 3: The Playing Field
This article is the third in a continuing series A Career Change: Learning the Aircraft Brokerage Business-Part 1 , Part 2 To win at the game of sales you have to understand the playing field, meaning you have to constantly research your market. We have been doing some significant market analysis this past week...
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