Large-cabin jet sales fall 38% from last fall as listings rise to 188, GlobalAir.com data show
Why It MattersDivergent readings from marketplace data and dealer-association counts show that the used-jet market is splitting by segment, with large-cabin and super-midsize inventory building while light jets still sell.
What happened
GlobalAir.com marketplace data as of Nov. 2, 2026 show turbine sales over the trailing 12 months up 5 percent on the prior 12 months, slowing from an 11 percent gain in the previous issue. Sales from August through October 2026 ran 19 percent behind the same three months of 2025, and October's provisional count was about a third below October 2025. The provisional October activity index was 86, against 87 for September and 129 for October 2025.
Large-cabin jets led the three-month shortfall, with 38 percent fewer aircraft sold than in August-October 2025. Large-cabin listings grew to 188 from 178 on Oct. 1, and months of supply rose to 6.8 from 6.0. Light jets were the only segment to gain, with sales up 10 percent over the three months.
Super-midsize supply rose to 10.8 months from 9.4. Legacy G200 and Falcon 50-series jets accounted for 6 of the 11 added super-midsize listings and now number 56 listings with a median of about 210 days on market. Midsize supply stood at 7.3 months, up from 6.7, and twin turboprops rose to 9.0 months.
The trailing-year share of resolved listings that sold rather than were withdrawn was 74 percent, up from 70 percent. Withdrawals fell 30 percent from August through October versus a year earlier. The median turbine listing had been posted 101 days, down from 108, with light jets at 90 days and twin turboprops longest at 140 days.
Dealer counts and the leaderboards
The International Aircraft Dealers Association said its accredited dealers closed 409 transactions in the third quarter, up from 367 a year earlier, and 1,155 year-to-date through September, up from 983. GlobalAir.com's third-quarter turbine sales fell 11 percent. Dealers cited year-end tax-driven buying, including permanent 100 percent bonus depreciation.
In early October reporting, Cessna led turbine sales with 21, followed by Gulfstream with 12, Bombardier with 10 and Learjet with eight. International Aircraft Marketing & Sales topped the broker leaderboard with 19 sales, followed by Guardian Jet with 17 and Jetcraft with 12.
Industry impact & what to watch
The two data sets describe the same quarter in opposite directions: the dealers' association counts transactions up from 367 to 409, while GlobalAir.com's marketplace shows third-quarter turbine sales down 11 percent. The two measure different populations, accredited-dealer closings on one side and sales captured from marketplace listings on the other, so neither figure by itself settles whether the overall market grew or shrank.
Within the marketplace data the pressure is concentrated by size. Large-cabin supply of 6.8 months and super-midsize supply of 10.8 months mean inventory is building where sales fell, while light jets, the one segment with rising sales, also show the shortest time on market at 90 days. Older super-midsize types such as the G200 and Falcon 50 series account for most of the new super-midsize listings and sit around 210 days, which points to price pressure concentrating in the oldest inventory.
The rising sold-versus-withdrawn share, 74 percent against 70 percent, and the 30 percent fall in withdrawals suggest sellers are staying in the market rather than pulling aircraft. The next test is the year-end window dealers point to: whether tax-driven buying pulls large-cabin and super-midsize months of supply back toward the earlier 6.0 and 9.4 readings.
