Used Aircraft
Warning about selling Aircraft
If the aircraft you are selling is occupying a slot, stand, or hangar, it will remain there even after the sale. Please ensure that it is removed from any building or agreement it is associated with prior to selling. Otherwise, you will need to wait for the new owner to use the aircraft to move it out of the agreement or building.
Selling via Classifieds
Owners can list their aircraft for sale on the classifieds marketplace (a premium feature) by specifying a price, optional description, and image. When an aircraft is listed, it remains owned by the company but becomes frozen (unusable in operations) until the sale completes or the listing is cancelled. Listings can be cancelled at any time.
Selling to the Broker
As an alternative to advertising, an owner can sell directly to the FSCharter broker. This gives an instant sale at a preset rate. The aircraft must meet the same conditions (on the ground, no pending jobs or overdue checks, etc.), and is immediately frozen while the transaction completes. The broker pays the company a percentage of the aircraft’s market value (based on an internal valuation), and then re-lists the aircraft for sale. The selling company receives payment immediately and the aircraft is now available again on the market under broker inventory.
Buying Used Aircraft
Companies looking for a used aircraft browse the Classifieds page, which shows both broker-owned and company-owned listings. Each listing shows the aircraft details, asking price, and current location. When a company purchases a listing, funds are transferred from the buyer’s account to the seller (or to the “central bank” if the listing was broker-owned). The aircraft’s ownership is then updated to the buying company, and the aircraft is unfrozen and freed for use. The selling company (if any) receives a notification that their aircraft was sold via a classified advert.
See Buying New Aircraft for how to access the marketplace
Aircraft Value Calculation
FSCharter computes an aircraft’s value dynamically using depreciation factors and market conditions. By default a brand-new aircraft is worth about 70% of its list price (reflecting instant 30% depreciation). Then the system reduces this value further based on market saturation and usage. If many identical aircraft are on sale, the saturation factor increases and value decreases; similarly, as an aircraft accumulates flight cycles, its value falls. In practice the value is calculated as roughly 70% of list price multiplied by a depreciation factor (never below 20%) that incorporates these elements. The broker uses this value to set the buy/sell prices: the broker will pay the seller and then mark up the aircraft. For example, under default settings a new plane sells to players for about 63% of list and sells to the broker for about 56%.