A Sun Valley private jet trip is one of the easiest ways to trade a crowded July for open trails, cold rivers, and mountain air that never quite feels like summer anywhere else. America’s first destination ski resort has spent decades building a reputation for winter, but the Wood River Valley in July is arguably […]

New York’s business aviation market is bigger and newer than most people realize. Based on the current in-state fleet, 591 turboprops and business jets call New York home, and the numbers behind that fleet tell a clear story about who’s flying, what they’re flying, and where they keep it parked.  Here’s a look at the […]

The 2026 business jet market is sending two signals at once, and both of them are true. Global business jet departures hit 3.95 million on an April 2026 trailing-twelve-month basis, up 4.9% year over year, according to WINGX flight data published in the JETNET iQ Market Monitor. At the same time, pre-owned aircraft transaction growth, […]

When it comes to a dependable and versatile single-engine turboprop, the Pilatus PC-12 Next Generation (NG) is an aircraft that consistently rises to the top. Produced between 2008 and 2020, the PC-12 NG represents a significant step forward from its predecessors, offering improved performance, a more advanced cockpit, and refined passenger comfort. For those navigating […]

The Legacy 450 entered the midsize business jet market with a splash in 2015, introducing a number of features that were revolutionary for its class. The first-of-its-kind digital fly-by-wire technology, a flat-floor stand-up cabin, and a quiet, comfortable interior immediately set it apart. While its production run was brief, ending in 2019 to make way […]

Aircraft acquisitions carry significant emotional weight. By the time a buyer has found an aircraft they want, flown the demo, negotiated a price, and engaged an inspection shop, they’ve invested real time, real money, and real mental energy. Backing out at that point feels like failure. It isn’t. Sometimes walking away is the most important […]

Most private jet buyers start their search the wrong way. They fall in love with a specific aircraft — maybe they flew on a friend’s Gulfstream, or they’ve been eyeing a particular model for years — and then they work backward, trying to justify the purchase. It feels like research. It isn’t. The right way […]

After working with private jet buyers across every stage of the process, certain patterns emerge. The spreadsheets look different. The aircraft requirements vary. The timelines stretch and compress. But the underlying aircraft ownership psychology — the way buyers actually think, hesitate, and ultimately decide — follows a remarkably consistent arc. Understanding that arc doesn’t just […]

Placing your private jet on a charter certificate sounds like a straightforward way to offset ownership costs. Your aircraft sits in a hangar when you’re not using it. Someone else pays to fly it. You collect revenue. The math seems obvious. The reality is more complicated. Aircraft ownership charter risks are real, varied, and rarely […]

At Holstein Aviation, we have navigated the complexities of the business aviation marketplace for decades. Across 4,700+ transactions, we’ve seen tax laws come and go, but the landscape of 2026, influenced significantly by the big beautiful bill act and adjustments to the internal revenue code, is truly unique. For the sophisticated owner, a business aircraft […]

At Holstein Aviation, we’ve guided clients through more than 4,700 transactions over decades. We’ve seen that the most expensive mistake in aviation isn’t paying a premium for the right jet—it’s paying any price for the wrong one. In the current 2026 “Sorting Market,” characterized by high flight activity and the permanent 100% bonus depreciation incentive […]

At Holstein Aviation, we have navigated the complexities of the business aviation marketplace for decades. With more than 4,700 transactions and $10 billion in aircraft sales, we’ve learned that the success of an aircraft acquisition isn’t determined at the closing table—it’s determined by the questions to ask before acquiring a private aircraft asked months before […]