JPMorgan: Bizjet Recovery 'Taking Hold'

BJT Staff

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March 2011

"We are gaining confidence that a recovery is taking hold following good news in recent weeks," JPMorgan North America Equity Research noted in its latest monthly business jet update. The firm cited the net orders for 74 aircraft booked by Bombardier in the fourth quarter, as well as the firm order for 50 Bombardier Globals placed this month by NetJets. Nevertheless, JPMorgan analysts note, 11 percent of in-production aircraft are for sale on the secondhand market--3 percentage points above the 15-year average, though 0.3 points below January inventory levels--"at [low] prices not seen since the late 1990s." JPMorgan wants to see used inventory continue falling and prices rise, along with further evidence of new-aircraft backlog stabilization, "to move beyond our current state of cautious optimism."