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LifestyleFewer Superyachts Sold in 2026, for a Lot More Money
326 preowned superyachts sold in the first half of 2026, down 8% year on year, yet buyers spent $3.51 billion, up 15%. Business aviation is concentrating value the same way, but its transaction volumes are moving the opposite direction.
LifestyleCollector Cars Set a $756M Record at Monterey While the Blue Chips Stalled
The Monterey Car Week auctions sold $755.6 million of collector cars in mid-August 2026, lapping the previous record of $471.2 million. Volume was flat. Price did all the work, and only for a narrow band of cars.
Private AviationBigger Jets, Longer Legs and a Rush Into Jet Cards: What One Broker's Half Year Shows
Air Charter Service moved 16% more charter contracts in its 2026 first half and took 38% more money for them. Market-wide flight activity grew about 4%. The gap is the story: demand is concentrating at the top of the cabin range and moving into prepaid cards.
BusinessMoody's Raises Bombardier to Ba2, and Why That Matters in the Hangar
Moody's Ratings raised Bombardier's corporate family rating to Ba2 from Ba3 in mid-August 2026, the manufacturer's second upgrade in twelve months. For anyone holding a delivery slot or a Global in the hangar, an airframer's balance sheet is not an abstraction.
BusinessThe 500th Citation CJ4 Ships as the Gen3 Waits on the FAA
Textron Aviation handed over the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 on 17 August 2026. The more consequential number is 880: the flight test hours flown on the CJ4 Gen3, which the company expects the FAA to certify before the year is out.
Private AviationHow to Buy a Preowned Business Jet: What the Pre-Purchase Inspection Decides
Preowned transactions rose 21 percent in the first half of 2026 and inventory fell to 5.8 percent of the active fleet. In a market that tight, the pre-purchase inspection is the first thing buyers are pressured to shorten, and the last point at which the deposit is still theirs.
Private AviationThe Best Private Jets for Transatlantic Flights in 2026
The Gulfstream G800 is certified at 8,200 nautical miles. Teterboro to Farnborough is 2,986. A route by route look at which jets actually cross the Atlantic nonstop, and which are selling range nobody flies.
BusinessBusiness Jet Shipments Rose 8% and Each Jet Carried More Value
GAMA's first half figures show billings up 15.5% on airplane shipments up just 1.7%, which looks like a price story. Most of it is mix: pistons fell while business jets rose 8.2%. For the jet makers, value per aircraft rose 4.6%, most of all in large cabins, while the $66.8 billion order book keeps outrunning output.
Private AviationThe Real Annual Cost of Owning a Private Jet in 2026
A midsize jet costs $700,000 to $1.2 million a year before it burns a gallon of fuel. The full 2026 breakdown, including the depreciation most budgets leave out.
Private AviationFractional vs Jet Card vs Charter: Which One Fits Which Flyer
The three ways to fly private converge on a similar cost per hour for similar aircraft. What separates them is how many hours you fly and how much you are willing to commit before you know what next year looks like.