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discontinue the original model King Airs, a sad day for sure and one that doesn’t seem as logical in the “new normal.”
The “New Normal”
To be honest, I HATE that phrase but I don’t know how else to describe it. There are two different realities – what King Airs were worth prior to the 2020 pandemic and what they are worth today.
Even though it has taken folks like me a little while to accept the “new normal” of King Air values, the market makes more sense. The current market’s increased demand and buying pressures have caused the values of previously depressed, niche market airplanes like the King Air F90 and King Air 300 to increase to levels that actually make sense. The rarity of available options has caused those hidden gems to be sought out. The same pressure has also caused a sensible equilibrium to be found between the major models.
The “new normal” for the King Air 350/360 market
is that those models sell for considerably more than a comparable B200/250/260 and those aircraft sell for significantly more than a C90B/GT/GTi/GTx. In addition
to the models having a more sensible spread in values, there are also no deals to be found in the niche markets. ›
“There are two different realities – what King Airs were worth prior to the 2020 pandemic and what they are worth today.”
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