Flight activity, backlogs, transactions all up in first-half 2025. (08/21/2025)
Key business jet industry metrics such as flight activity, backlogs, deliveries, and preowned transactions all increased in the first half of the year despite uncertainties that prevailed around ongoing trade discussions, according to Global Jet Capital’s (GJC) second-quarter Business Aviation Market Brief. Released today, the report notes, “Growth in Q2 2025 proved resilient, and the outlook for steady growth going forward has improved. As such, the business aviation market is likely to be healthy through the remainder of the year.”
In the quarter, business jet flight operations ticked up 3.1%, while OEM backlogs increased by 8.4% year over year (YOY). Preowned transactions slowed when compared with “a very robust” first quarter, but GJC said they were still up YOY. Aircraft availability also increased from the previous quarter, but still marked a YOY decline given the strong transaction volume. Jet values depreciated in line with historical norms, but younger aircraft pricing was more stable, GJC said.