VREF | The Truth About the Aviation Market

By Jason Zilberbrand

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Episodes: 54

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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


Episode Date
The Market Split In Half: The Numbers Don't Lie | EP 55
Sep 01, 2026
The Great Mooney Mystery: Six Questions The Record Doesn't Answer | EP 54
Aug 27, 2026
The "Ferrari Problem" Is Coming For Aviation | EP 53
Aug 21, 2026
The $2 Million Loss Your Insurance May Never Mention | EP 52
Aug 14, 2026
The "Red Hot" Jet That No One Is Selling | EP 51
Aug 08, 2026
Aviation's Alphabet Mafia | EP 50
Jul 31, 2026
The Jet That’s Worth More Dead Than Alive | EP 49
Jul 28, 2026
Oshkosh: Where Dreams, Deals, and Bad Numbers Collide | EP 48
Jul 21, 2026
Why Some Airplanes Sell In Days While Others Just Sit | EP 47
Jul 16, 2026
The $110,000 Upgrade That Could Tank Your Aircraft’s Value | EP 46
Jul 09, 2026
The Confidence Recession Is Here: Why Aircraft Deals Are Freezing Before Prices Break | EP 45
Jul 05, 2026
Blood In The Hanger: Why Smart Buyers Win The Market Turns | EP 43
Jul 02, 2026
The “Hot Market” Lie That Costs Aircraft Owners Millions | EP 42
Jun 24, 2026
The $4 Million Deal That Died in Court: One Aircraft Transaction, Years of Litigation | EP 41
Jun 18, 2026
The Free Valuation Trap: Why “Instant AI Aircraft Values” May Cost You More Than You Think | EP 40
Jun 14, 2026
The Contract Trap That Kills Aircraft Deals: Why Bad Assumptions Cost Buyers Millions | EP 39
Jun 11, 2026
The Post-COVID Boom Is DEAD: Why Q2 Is Forcing Aviation Back To Reality | EP 38
Jun 01, 2026
The Charts Are Lying: Why The Aviation Market Is Moving Were Data Scrapers Can't See | EP 37
May 29, 2026
The Aircraft Market Lost Its Nerve: Why Falling Prices Still Won't Make Buyers Move | EP 36
May 24, 2026
Why Bad Deals Start Before the Pre-Buy, and Why Your Network Matters More Than You Think | EP 35
May 17, 2026
What Your Insurance Quote Is *Really* Telling You | EP 34
May 07, 2026
Too Many People, Not Enough Closers: Why Aircraft Deals Are Getting Slower and Messier | EP 33
Apr 28, 2026
When Markets Don’t Break… They Slow: Why Aviation Risk Is Now Showing Up in Time, Not Price | EP 32
Apr 16, 2026
The Asking Price Lie Why Listed Aircraft Values Mean Far Less Than People Think | EPISODE 31
Apr 08, 2026
The Low-Time Lie: Why “Hangar Queen” Might Be the Most Dangerous Phrase in Aircraft Shopping | EP 30
Mar 30, 2026
The Comps Illusion: Why Aircraft Sales Data Isn’t What You Think It Is | EPISODE 29
Mar 24, 2026
War, Fuel, and Frozen Deals: How Iran Is Reshaping The Aviation Market | EPISODE 28
Mar 20, 2026
Why the Pre-Buy Isn’t About Maintenance…It’s About Risk | EPISODE 27
Mar 17, 2026
The Aviation Market Is Breaking: Why Some Aircraft Are Holding Value While Others Nosedive | EP 26
Mar 09, 2026
The Next Aviation Downturn Won’t Start With Airplanes | EPISODE 25
Mar 03, 2026
Is Your Aircraft Worth More DEAD Than Alive? — The Brutal Truth About Part-Out Economics | EP 24
Feb 23, 2026
The 7 Mistakes That Cost Aircraft Owners Millions | EPISODE 23
Feb 16, 2026
The Fuel That Broke General Aviation | EPISODE 22
Feb 10, 2026
Why “Engine Overhauls Don’t Add Value” Is the Most Dangerous Take in Aviation | EPISODE 21
Jan 30, 2026
The Aircraft Financing Hit List: Top Banks, Financiers, Credit Unions, and Brokers | EP 20
Jan 22, 2026
The Ladder Is Gone: Why New Aircraft No Longer Make Sense the Way They Used To | EPISODE 19
Jan 14, 2026
Is Aviation Ready for AI? | EPISODE 18
Jan 05, 2026
’Twas the Night Before Christmas… and the Market Remembered Gravity | EPISODE 17
Dec 22, 2025
Aviation’s New Privacy Crisis: How ADS-B, FAA Reform & Public Tracking Are Colliding | Episode 16
Dec 15, 2025
The Six Brokers You’ll Meet in Aviation (and How They Quietly Shape Every Deal) | EPISODE 15
Dec 09, 2025
The Weirdest Aviation Market We’ve Seen in Years | EPISODE 14
Dec 02, 2025
Aviation, Gratitude, and a Global Express | EPISODE 13
Nov 25, 2025
Why Your First Airplane Is (Probably) the Wrong Airplane | EPISODE 12
Nov 20, 2025
When Aircraft Sit: Understanding Value in a Slow Market | EPISODE 11
Nov 12, 2025
The Great Engine Shortage: Why Your Program Might Not Save You | EPISODE 10
Nov 04, 2025
Is NBAA Still Relevant - And What it Says About the Future of Business Aviation | EPISODE 9
Oct 30, 2025
Time Kills Deals: How Aircraft Transactions Really Close (and Blow Up) | EPISODE 8
Oct 23, 2025
The Truth About Off-Market Aircraft, Back-to-Back Deals, and Why You Still Need a Broker | EPISODE 7
Oct 16, 2025
What the Market is Really Saying | EPISODE 6
Oct 08, 2025
Can I Afford That Airplane? | EPISODE 5
Oct 01, 2025
How Damage Effects Aircraft Value | EPISODE 4
Sep 26, 2025
The Good, the Bad, and the Manipulated: How Aircraft Valuations Really Work | EPISODE 3
Sep 12, 2025
The Free Jet Myth & The Aircraft Popularity Contest | EPISODE 2
Sep 03, 2025
Turbulence Ahead: Tariffs, Supply Chains and the Market Correction Taking Shape | EPISODE 1
Sep 03, 2025