There are three ways around it, and each has a real cost.
Buy a delivery position
Someone who ordered earlier holds a slot nearer the front of the line, and slots change hands. Buying one moves you up — but you often accept a specification someone else chose, and you pay a premium for time. Verify the position is real and transferable, understand the spec you inherit, and price the premium against what waiting costs you.
Buy near-new
A low-hour, recently delivered aircraft skips the factory. You trade "first owner" status for immediate availability and a completed interior you can inspect rather than imagine. The same diligence as any pre-owned purchase — plus a clear read on why an owner is selling something so new.
Pay above list for what's available
When demand outruns supply, a genuinely available aircraft can trade at or above list. That sounds irrational until you price the alternative: two or three years of chartering, a missed tax window, a business waiting on the aircraft it needs. Sometimes the premium is the cheapest number in the equation. Sometimes it isn't — know the difference before you're emotionally committed.
If you want a specific aircraft on a timeline the factory can't meet, tell us the model and the window. We'll tell you honestly what's reachable — and what it should cost.