Jay Mesinger
AIN Contributor

Jay Mesinger is the CEO and Founder of Mesinger Jet Sales, an international aircraft brokerage firm, and has been regularly contributing to AIN since 2018.

Latest from Jay Mesinger

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AINsight: 1 in 60 Rule and Why Accuracy Matters

Aircraft specification on aircraft listings need to be extremely accurate since buyer deals are often predicated on installed equipment per the specs.
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AINsight: Matching Words with Action

With the preowned business aircraft market normalizing, it's important to right-size pricing rather than overprice and assume the market will correct it.
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AINsight: Putting Market Change into Perspective

The preowned business aircraft market has normalized after a frenetic two years, offering more choices for buyers but not likely lower prices.
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AINsight: Year of Reward for Patient Bizcraft Buyers

Potential business aircraft buyers who patiently waited out the frothy market will be rewarded this year with more selection and better pricing.
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AINsight: Preowned Bizcraft Pricing Is Anybody’s Guess

After two frenetic years, Mesinger Jet Sales CEO Jay Mesinger expects business aircraft pricing and transactions to return to a more normal state in 2023.
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AINsight: Is There Something in the Air?

The preowned jet market is experiencing more inventory and flattish prices, implying a soft landing scenario.
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AINsight: NBAA-BACE Takeaways

NBAA-BACE 2022 allowed the business aviation industry to come together face-to-face to address opportunities and problems.
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AINsight: Life Milestones

Life milestones such as birthdays are a good time to reflect on one’s health and well-being.
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AINsight: Day in the Life of a First-time Buyer

We are approaching the end of the second year of record purchases by first-time business aircraft buyers. I check in on some of them to see how it's going.

AINsight: Forecasting Wx Easier Than the Aircraft Market

Forecasting the weather is more accurate than trying to predict the future of the preowned business aircraft market.
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AINsight: Are There Five Buyers Instead of 10?

Actual demand for preowned business aircraft could be obscured by extremely low inventory.
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AINsight: Good Advice Keeps Good Buyers from Buying

An unbalanced preowned business aircraft market is likely to keep good buyers on the sidelines as they wait for lower prices and customary processes.
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AINsight: From Where I Sit

The hot preowned business aircraft market continues unabated, but the industry still must strive for balance to prevent a hard landing when it cools off.
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AINsight: Just Say No

To temper the frenzy in the preowned aircraft market, saying no to some of the more outlandish demands might help to bring back market balance.

AINsight: Is There a Glass Ceiling Up There?

Rising costs of aircraft, personnel, fuel, and supply chain present challenges for business aviation.
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AINsight: For Every Winner There Are 10+ Losers

With preowned aircraft now selling in single-digit days, the idea of how potential buyers can be the winner becomes murky.
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AINsight: Who Would You Like To Be with at the Altar?

Given the hot preowned business aircraft market, who you chose to help you buy an aircraft is more important than ever.
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AINsight: Wealth and New Attitudes Toward Air Travel

The return of corporate clients, who have largely been sidelined by the pandemic, will help to rebalance the preowned business aircraft market.
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AINsight: Aircraft Buying Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Aircraft buyers should be focused on finding the right aircraft and doing proper due diligence instead of racing to meet a deadline to capture a tax play.

AINsight: Step Climbing To New Heights

Preowned business aircraft pricing must be done in steps, just like step-climbing in an aircraft. If raised too quickly, pricing will stall out.
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AINsight: Did We Get Caught Flatfooted?

Even in this frenzied preowned business aircraft market, it's important for buyers to use common sense and not cut corners during sales transaction process
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AINsight: The Year Is Flying By

While inventory of preowned business aircraft is low, if an airplane fits your needs now, don’t wait to buy.
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AINsight: Are Preowned Biz Aircraft Prices Going Up?

In the business aviation industry, the elephant in the room is preowned aircraft pricing.

AINsight: Too Complex To Go It Alone

Business aircraft transcations are often far too complex for buyers and sellers to try to go it alone.

AINsight: New vs Preowned Gap Narrows for Bizjet Buyers

The delineation is shrinking between buying new and preowned business aircraft as high-quality inventory of the latter narrows.

AINsight: Airplanes Defy Gravity

While aircraft defy gravity by flying through the air, preowned business aircraft pricing is still bound by the laws of gravity.

AINsight: Could There Be New Faces Popping Up?

New entrants in the business aircraft brokerage business cause concern that new buyers aren't getting the advice and wealth of expertise they require.

AINsight: 2020 Was Only a Nine-month Year for Bizav

Business aircraft sales boomed in 2020 despite the pandemic sidelining the entire bizav industry from March through June.

AINsight: My 2020 Pandemic Playlist

Aircraft sales broker creates a 2020 pandemic playlist for those in the business aviation industry.

AINsight: A Stickler for Details

When buying or selling an aircraft, the devli is in the details. But so are the diamonds.