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Supply Chain Strains Continue to Boost Values, Lease Rates
As of this writing in late February, the commercial aviation industry finds itself in a unique economic landscape shaped by a complex interplay of lingering post-COVID production imbalances, escalating tariffs, and geopolitical strains that continue to ripple through global supply chains. Airlines and lessors are contending with higher aircraft values…

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February 23, 2026
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How Supply Chain Breakdowns Are Clouding the Future of Avionics
In global aviation, disruption in the flow of parts and materials isn’t just a procurement headache. It is now one of the biggest barriers to technological innovation in flight systems and to aircraft production itself. Avionics are particularly vulnerable, and the consequences ripple across both commercial airlines and military platforms.…

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February 23, 2026
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How the DCA Disaster Hearing Is Reshaping Avionics and ATC Rules
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) January hearing on the Washington D.C. air crash disaster sent shockwaves through the aviation industry, prompting a reckoning not only over pilot protocols but also over the technological backbone that underpins U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC). While investigators are still piecing together exactly how…

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By: Aircraft Value News
February 23, 2026
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The Expensive Reality of ADS-B In for Airlines
For more than a decade, regulators have hailed Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) In as the next step in airspace efficiency, promising richer situational awareness, tighter traffic spacing, and faster responses in congested skies. Pilots and air traffic controllers have long nodded along to the theory. However, in airline operations rooms,…

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February 23, 2026
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Why Freighter Values and Lease Rates Are Climbing Again
The global air cargo market has moved from recovery to expansion. After several years of volatility driven by pandemic disruptions, supply chain whiplash, and uneven global growth, the sector has found a steadier footing. As of the first quarter of 2026, demand is being pulled forward by structural forces rather…

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February 23, 2026
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Full Flights, Strained Airlines: The Air Travel Boom and Its Consequences
If 2025 proved anything, it is that passengers are back and they are flying in record numbers. The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) full-year results, released in January 2026, show global demand hitting an all-time high, with planes fuller than ever and airlines straining to keep up. Measured in revenue…

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February 23, 2026
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How AI and Predictive Analytics Are Transforming Aircraft Valuation
One of the most defining shifts in aircraft valuation and lease pricing isn’t just high demand or constrained supply. It’s the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics as core engines of valuation methodology. Gone are the days when lessors and financiers relied primarily on static depreciation curves, historical…

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February 23, 2026
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Spotlight: The Embraer E195-E2
This year, the regional jet market is witnessing one of its most compelling comeback stories in years — and at the center of it is the Embraer E195-E2, a nextgeneration aircraft that has transitioned from niche product to mainstream backbone for regional and small narrowbody operations. As airlines and lessors alike…

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February 23, 2026
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