{"podcast":{"title":"VREF | The Truth About the Aviation Market","slug":"vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682","podcast_index_feed_id":7473682,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/KlKGheoM.rss","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/baca7f0c-f5ac-43bc-8887-ff5ddd6cfc5e/20250903_070939_479186d40de6208b7f94a6be525ff918.png","author":"Jason Zilberbrand","episode_count":49,"summary":"Up-to-date information on the state of the aviation marketplace and it's effect on aircraft valuation by the leader in aircraft valuation: VREF Aircraft Value Reference, Appraisal & Litigation Services","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:17:21.315982+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682"},"episode":{"title":"The Jet That’s Worth More Dead Than Alive | EP 49","slug":"the-jet-that-s-worth-more-dead-than-alive-ep-49","published_at":"2026-07-28T04:23:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-jet-that-s-worth-more-dead-than-alive-ep-49","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/979be969c4edf5f230719da8d23aa066f84bc7d9bd4737ae9ecacf3dc30de666/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlMzNhYzBkMC1iYmRkLTRmMzctODI1Mi1mZGFlNGNmZGYyMzQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJiYWNhN2YwYy1mNWFjLTQzYmMtODg4Ny1mZjVkZGQ2Y2ZjNWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNjMWVmYWJiNDBlZDcwMmI1MGI1MmEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE2ODJhYjRlYjBmYzliZTZjMTA2YWIwL2phc29uLXppbGJlcmJyYW5kcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTI4X182LTYtMTIubXAzIn0=.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/979be969c4edf5f230719da8d23aa066f84bc7d9bd4737ae9ecacf3dc30de666/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlMzNhYzBkMC1iYmRkLTRmMzctODI1Mi1mZGFlNGNmZGYyMzQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJiYWNhN2YwYy1mNWFjLTQzYmMtODg4Ny1mZjVkZGQ2Y2ZjNWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNjMWVmYWJiNDBlZDcwMmI1MGI1MmEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE2ODJhYjRlYjBmYzliZTZjMTA2YWIwL2phc29uLXppbGJlcmJyYW5kcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTI4X182LTYtMTIubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"In this mailbag episode of The Truth About the Market , Jason answers a question from Paul Bordeaux, Chief Pilot at Hargrove Engineers and Constructors: How should a buyer evaluate future demand for an out-of-production business jet? In this episode, we cover: • The most important question buyers almost never ask before purchasing a used business jet • Why today’s aircraft value tells you very little about your eventual exit • How to evaluate future demand for an out-of-production aircraft • What buyers should consider when comparing older Citations, Hawkers, Learjets, and other legacy jets • Why some discontinued aircraft remain desirable while others become effectively orphaned • What must remain true for buyers to still want your aircraft five years from now • Why the engines become the central story as a business jet ages • How two engines can eventually become worth more than the airframe, avionics, paint, and interior combined • Why the value equation often begins changing once a business jet reaches approximately 15 years of age • Why engine condition and program enrollment become the first questions asked by brokers, appraisers, lenders, and informed buyers • How engine maintenance programs such as MSP, ESP, CorporateCare, TAP, and JSSI work • Why an engine program is not necessarily about saving money • Why the house still prices the maintenance risk correctly • What engine programs actually provide: budget stability and protection from catastrophic surprises • What it feels like to receive a hot-section or overhaul bill on an aircraft that is not enrolled • How engine programs allow aging engines to be treated financially as though they have zero time remaining • Why the airframe depreciates while fully enrolled engines can remain financially frozen in time •…","meta_description":"In this mailbag episode of The Truth About the Market , Jason answers a question from Paul Bordeaux, Chief Pilot at Hargrove Engineers and Constructors: H…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/episodes/the-jet-that-s-worth-more-dead-than-alive-ep-49/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-jet-that-s-worth-more-dead-than-alive-ep-49.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}