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latter half of 2014. Expect to pay $2,300,000 to depreciation slope begins to ease significantly.
$2,600,000 for an average aircraft.
The 2004 to 2009 segment includes the change to Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics. There are 255 of these aircraft in service with 11 retail sales in 2014. This represents 4.3 percent of this market sector with an average hold time of 377 days on the market. Pricing on these 350s are still relatively soft. Expect to pay $3,000,000 to $4,200,000 for an average aircraft.
There have been 240 King Air 350i’s produced with seven retail sales last year, representing three percent of the total fleet. Average hold time was 325 days on the market. The 350i market is still trending downward. Expect to pay between $4,600,000 and $5,000,000 for an average aircraft.
In Summary
For those King Air markets that are still experiencing soft or downward pricing trends, there are a couple of reasons for this. First is the natural depreciation cycle that occurs on most new aircraft for the first few years. After five years or so, the
Second, the price of near new aircraft is affected by whatever programs or incentives the manufacturers may have on new aircraft.
As you can see, there are many facets to the King Air market, and we have only discussed three basic models. In order to understand it, you must break it up into the natural market divisions. Once that is done, it is easier to understand the different segments within any of the King Air models. KA
Note: Figures for average days on the market and aircraft transaction numbers are courtesy of JETNET LLC.
About the Author: Jim Becker is a graduate of the Aviation Institute at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and also holds a FAA Airframe & Power Plant Mechanic license. With over 20 years in the aviation industry, 18 of those years have been with Elliott Aviation in the capacity of valuing aircraft. Jim is also an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers.
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