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Tomorrow's Jets, Today's Premiums

The commercial‑aircraft leasing market is firmly rewarding the next‑generation types — and that means for lessors, financiers and appraisers the era of “old generation = safe bet” is fading fast. Asset values and lease‑rates for new‑technology jets are commanding premiums, just at the moment when older types are seeing their…

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December 1, 2025

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Faster Brains in the Cockpit: How Ever‑Sharper Chips Are Turning Avionics Into Asset Enhancers

Avionics used to be the realm of reliable but incremental upgrades — new radar here, a better flight management system there. Today, the real leap is happening inside the silicon: ever‑faster processors, multi‑core systems‑on‑chip (SoCs) and advanced heterogeneous architectures are transforming aircraft cockpits into sophisticated mission systems. This transformation matters…

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December 1, 2025

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China's Rare Earth Clamp‑Down Rings Through Avionics Supply Chains and Aircraft Valuations

From the mine to the magnet, the value chain of avionics hardware passes through one of the lesser‑appreciated links: rare earth elements. These elements power the permanent magnets, sensors and high‑performance components inside modern avionics systems. When China tightens its grip on rare earth exports, avionics makers feel the ripple…

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December 1, 2025

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How the ATC Crisis Is Reshaping Avionics Roadmaps and Asset Values

When we talk about avionics development, we often focus on onboard systems, such as chips, sensors, and displays. However, one outside influence is gaining strategic importance: the staffing and capacity crisis at the nation’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) network is forcing avionics planning and certification timelines to shift, and that…

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December 1, 2025

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Backlogs and Bottlenecks Lift the A350 and B787

In 2025 and beyond, one of the most potent forces affecting aircraft values and leasing dynamics is the persistent manufacturing backlog and production bottlenecks at the major OEMs. For lessors, operators and financiers this means both opportunity—and risk—in the shape of tighter supply, stronger lease‑rates, and compressed residual upside on…

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December 1, 2025

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The E195-E2 in an Era of Rising Capital Costs

Lingering inflation fears, still-elevated interest rates, signs of a slowing global economy, tariff chaos, and rising maintenance/parts costs are all conspiring to push lease rates higher and valuations tighter. The Embraer E195-E2 is emblematic of this trend, but in a subtly different way than the large narrowbodies like the 737NG…

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December 1, 2025

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Green Rules, Grey Fleets: How Sustainability Is Hitting Regional Aircraft Hard

Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a hammer reshaping asset values. For aircraft like the ATR 72-600, DHC 8-100, and their peers, decarbonization mandates, ESG pressures, and airline branding priorities are creating a perfect storm that threatens residual values and lease economics. Fleets that can’t meet emission targets or integrate…

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December 1, 2025

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Cargo Converts the Old to Gold: A330-200P2F and B737-800SF Lead the Way

One of the most underappreciated forces shaping aircraft residual values and lease rates today is the surge in freighter and passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions. For certain aging passenger aircraft, this trend is rewriting the value equation, offering lessors, operators, and financiers a compelling second life for assets that might otherwise face…

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December 1, 2025

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