Sale & Consignment · Private Aviation
Sell a Private Jet Through a Confidential Off-Market Broker
Passion Asset Advisory route test. The seller receives a comparison of off-market outreach and controlled public marketing, including expected reach, privacy, timing, records readiness, price risk, update cadence, and fees.
Why sell an aircraft privately?
A public aircraft listing tells buyers that you want to sell and shows how long the aircraft has been on the market. Buyers can use this information against you in negotiations. Charter clients, lenders, and counterparties may also draw their own conclusions. A confidential sale protects your position and price until the terms are agreed.
A private sale inverts this. Qualified buyers are approached selectively, the aircraft never accumulates visible market age, and your reasons for selling remain yours.
What does a private jet broker do on the sell side? · The brokerage, end to end
What the sale mandate covers
- Records preparation: maintenance records, airframe and engine status, and program documentation organized before any buyer asks
- Documentation review: registration, title, liens, and ownership structure checked for clean transfer
- Valuation: grounded in closed transactions for your type, serial range, and configuration
- Operator and broker coordination: your management company and any existing broker relationships handled without friction
- Qualified buyer matching: principals and acquisition advisors with verified intent and funding, not tire-kickers
- Confidential negotiation: offers managed by the office; the buyer learns your flexibility only when terms are agreed
- Closing coordination: pre-purchase inspection, escrow, delivery, and de-registration sequenced properly
What determines your aircraft's value?
An aircraft's value depends on its airframe hours and cycles compared with fleet averages, engine and APU program enrollment, and maintenance status. Records completeness is also critical because logbook gaps directly affect price. Configuration, interior, connectivity, and a complete damage history add context. We compare all factors with actual closed sales.
- Airframe hours and cycles against fleet averages
- Engine and APU program enrollment or the cost of its absence
- Maintenance status: what is fresh, what is due, what is deferred
- Records completeness. Gaps in logbooks can reduce the price
- Configuration, interior condition, and connectivity
- Registration history and damage history, fully disclosed
We tell you the realistic number before the mandate begins, with the comparables that support it.
FAQ
Questions about selling a private jet
How do I sell my private jet discreetly?
Through a confidential sale: the aircraft is positioned to qualified buyers and brokers without a public fire-sale listing, your identity is protected until terms are agreed, and offers are negotiated on your side. Most well-documented airframes sell privately faster than owners expect, and without signalling distress.
What is my aircraft worth?
Value depends on the make, model, year, total time, engine-program status, maintenance condition, and avionics. We compare these factors with actual closed sales, not asking prices. You receive a defensible valuation and a records strategy before any buyer sees the aircraft.
How long does it take to sell a private jet?
A well-documented aircraft at a sensible price typically sells in two to six months; rare or dated configurations take longer. We tell you the realistic window before the mandate begins, and we don't chase a quick close by giving away price.
What does it cost to sell a jet through a broker?
Our seller-side aircraft fee is 4–5% of the sale. It is success-based and confirmed in writing. We are paid when you are, and we never earn from both sides of one deal. There is no listing fee or spread. Our incentive is a clean closing with a strong result for you.
Private Aviation
Exit quietly, at a defensible price.
Tell us about the aircraft. We respond with a confidential assessment: realistic value, the buyer landscape, and what preparation would strengthen your position.
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