Why Aircraft Demand Is Defying Economic Uncertainty
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Location: Webinar
NBAA News Hour – Thought Leadership Webinar
Moderated By: Jay Mesinger, CEO and Founder of Mesinger Jet Sales; Speakers include: opening remarks by Ed Bolen, President and CEO of NBAA; Keith Hayes, Sr. Vice President & National Sales Manager of PNC Aviation Finance; Taylor St. Germain, Economist & Senior Consulting Speaker of ITR Economics; and Rolland Vincent, Founder and President of Rolland Vincent Associates, LLC
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Economic uncertainty typically gives aircraft buyers a reason to wait. But this market is telling a different story.
A small segment of the global population is accumulating wealth at an extraordinary rate, helping drive higher business aircraft demand, firming prices and changing buying behavior.
Buyers who might once have stayed on the sidelines are making different decisions.
So what’s driving the shift, and where could demand go next?
Hear from a leading economist, an aviation market analyst and forecaster, and a major aviation lending partner as they examine the economic, market and financing forces shaping the aircraft market.
What You’ll Learn:
- What’s driving higher business aircraft demand despite economic uncertainty
- How wealth creation is influencing aircraft pricing and buyer behavior
- What current market data signals about demand and where the market may be headed
- How the financing environment is affecting aircraft transactions
- What buyers, sellers and aviation leaders should be watching next
Who Should Attend:
- Business aviation leaders
- Aircraft owners and prospective buyers
- Part 91 and 135 aircraft operators
- Aircraft brokers and advisors
- Aviation finance professionals
- Professionals involved in aircraft acquisition and transaction decisions
Sponsored by NBAA Leadership Council Member Mesinger Jet Sales
Corporate Jet Investor - Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Location: Webinar
Selling in a Seller’s Market
Moderated By: Jay Mesinger, CEO and Founder of Mesinger Jet Sales: Speakers include: David Norton, Partner and Head of the Aviation Practice at Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP; Mary Comazzi, Partner and Chair of the Aviation Practice Group at Barnes & Thornburg; and Joanne Barbera, Founding Partner at Barbera & Watkins, LLC
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If it feels like people are throwing money at you, it’s probably too good to be true. Sellers have been motivated by easy money in past business cycles, and there’s a real danger of that happening again now.
Jay Mesinger, CEO and President of Mesinger Jet Sales, says this goes all the way back to the days when aircraft sales were conducted via fax machine. The machine would ring and unsolicited offers would come streaming in. The same thing happened again with email after the COVID lockdowns ended.
High demand and low supply are both good news and bad news. The shift in market balance causes prices to firm up (and sometimes increase), but it can also lead sellers to believe the entire process can be compressed. That forces everyone to work transactions in a much more difficult environment. Pre-buys get denied. Closings get rushed without proper due diligence — the kind that’s critical for such a significant long-term purchase. Suddenly, the value of professional representation starts to look less important.
It sounds great if you’re a seller. But sellers can easily get caught up in the euphoria. Why pay for representation when buyers are lining up with offers? But wait — is this too good to be true? You bet it can be.
Join us to share your thoughts on the return of the seller’s market.
Sponsored by Mesinger Jet Sales
Jefferies 6th Annual Fireside Chat
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Location: webcast
Jefferies Business Aviation Summit
Moderator: Shelia Kahyaoglu of Jefferies and Speaker: Jay Mesinger, CEO and Founder of Mesinger Jet Sales
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Current State of the Business Jet Market
Key Points include:
- Market Trends & Demand
- Pre-Owned Market & Supply Dynamics
- Heavy Jet Segment
- Future Outlook
NBAA News Hour – Thought Leadership Webinar
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Time: 9:00 am MDT / 11:00 am EDT
Location: Webinar
What Breaks Transactions and How Leaders Prevent it
Moderated By: Jay Mesinger, CEO and Founder of Mesinger Jet Sales; Speakers include: Dan Drohan, Founder and CEO, Solairus Aviation; Brad Harris, Founder and CEO of Dallas Jet International and Stewart Lapayowker, Founder and Partner, Lapayowker Jet Counsel, PA
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Aircraft transactions rarely fall apart because of one major issue – it’s usually the small friction points that go unaddressed. Join this NBAA Thought Leadership webinar as experts discuss the common problems that derail aircraft transactions and how experienced industry leaders stay ahead of small issues before they become costly ones.
This Thought Leadership Webinar is sponsored by NBAA Leadership Council Member, Mesinger Jet Sales.
Corporate Jet Investor - Town Hall Masterclass
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Location: Webinar
Continuing the value added to the transaction process
Moderator: Jay Mesinger, Mesinger Jet Sales; Speakers: David Mayer with Shackelford Law; Lance Toland with Toland Associates Ltd; and Nikki Higgins of Jet Aviation
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In this episode, we will piggyback off of the last edition and take the value discussion to the Legal, Management and Insurance areas of the transaction. In our January edition, we focused on the brokerage side of the transaction, welcoming Mike Dwyer from Guardian Jet and Chad Anderson from Jetcraft. We also delved into the maintenance side of the transaction, welcoming Mike Minchow from Duncan Aviation.
As we stressed in the last edition, the costs across the different segments of the transaction shape the final value. We will continue in this edition to provide the right questions to ask the providers and help you listen for the right answers.
Sponsored by Mesinger Jet Sales
NBAA Thought Leadership Webinar
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Location: Webinar
Redefining Certainty in an Era of Constant Change
Moderated By: Jay Mesinger, CEO and Founder of Mesinger Jet Sales; Speakers include: opening remarks by Ed Bolen, President and CEO of NBAA; Sheila Kahyaoglu, Managing Director of Jeffries, LLC; Steve Varsano, Founder and President of The Jet Business; and Rolland Vincent, President of Rolland Vincent Associates, LLC
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For years, aircraft owners treated uncertainty as a reason to wait. Delay the purchase. Pause the sale. Hope for clarity.
That mindset no longer reflects today’s business aviation market.
Despite economic shifts and geopolitical noise, transactions continue and fleets evolve. Uncertainty has not vanished, it has become the operating condition.
This NBAA Thought Leadership webinar examines how aircraft owners and operators assess risk, make capital decisions, and maintain momentum when clarity is elusive. Expect a candid discussion on leadership mindset, strategy under pressure, and why decisive action is replacing fence-sitting.
Sponsored by NBAA Leadership Council Member, Mesinger Jet Sales
Business aviation – the 100-year perspective
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Corporate Jet Investor London 2026
Moderator: Jay Mesinger, Mesinger Jet Sales; Speakers: Ted Farid of JETHQ and George Galanopoulos of Luxaviation
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Is business aviation still cyclical?
How can you tell when a market is turning?
How can you keep selling in a downturn?
Old School or does experience keep you relevant?
Why things were better in the old days .
Corporate Jet Investor - Town Hall Masterclass
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026
Location: Webinar
Picking Your Dream Team: It’s not about price, it’s about value
Moderated By: Jay Mesinger of Mesinger Jet Sales; Speakers include: Chad Anderson, CEO, Jetcraft; Mike Dwyer, Owner, Guardian Jet; and Mike Minchow, President, Duncan Aviation
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2026 will bring to light a series of new series of Town Halls and broadcast on the CJI Town Hall Network, focusing on the fallacy of Price vs. Value/Cost.
"Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten” - Charles Rolls the aviation and automotive pioneer.
This series of Town Halls will focus on how business aviation companies can make sure that their customers understand why the cheapest option is often the worst option.
The first one will focus on transactions with others looking at other areas like operating, insuring, maintaining and supporting aircraft.
Sponsored by Mesinger Jet Sales
Corporate Jet Investor - Miami 2025
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Location: Webinar
Navigating off-market and pre-market deals
Moderator: Keith Swirsky of GKG Law; Speakers: Denise Wilson of The Jet Agent; Jay Mesinger of Mesinger Jet Sales; Mark Butler of Action Aviation Memo Montemayor of EMCJET; and Sherry Cannon of Equus Global Aviation
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Cutting through the chaff and chancers
How brokers can find real opportunities