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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A318
Lease Rates of Newer Aircraft Types Continue to Rise
New, Comprehensive List of Annual Jet Aircraft Lease Rates Lease rentals of aircraft in production have continued to climb as a consequence of improved market conditions and a shortage of quality, fuel-efficient equipment. Lessees have recognized that they need to pay for quality equipment. Rentals for the some aircraft types…

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February 20, 2006
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Boeing Widebody Twin Values Improve at Expense of Competition
Product Strategy Finally Falls into Place The values of Boeing's widebody twins continue to achieve stability, if not improvement, as a consequence of renewed orders, while those of Airbus weaken. The capture of an order from Cathay Pacific for 16 B777-300ERs (four will be leased from the International Lease Finance…

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December 12, 2005
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Stage 3 Values Lag Behind Lease Rentals
The increase in values of Stage 3 aircraft still in production continues to be less than what is being experienced by lease rentals. Though lease rentals manage to increase as a result of all that is positive in the market, values are having to compensate for all the negatives. The…

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November 28, 2005
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Changing 100-Seat Market Keeps Pressure on -500 Values
Boeing's cancellation of the B717 and the limited number of orders for the B737-600 and the Airbus A318 underline the severity of the market for 100 seaters. Yet, unless there is a surge in orders for the -600 in the near future, operators will be hard-pressed to find pre-owned replacements…

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November 28, 2005
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Rise In Narrowbody Rentals Slows
Lease rentals of in-production narrowbodies continue to increase, but the rate of growth has slowed due to the high price of fuel. Fuel prices have continued to pose problems for the aviation industry. The prospect of further corporate failures due to the extra fuel burden is ever present as the…

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November 14, 2005
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Relative Strength of CSeries Residuals Still in Limbo
While Northwest Airlines [NWACQ] seeks to cut costs by rejecting the leases on more than 200 aircraft, the carrier continues to be a primary potential customer for Bombardier's [BBD] proposed CSeries airliner, potentially providing the basis for reasonable residuals should the program proceed to launch, development, and finally production. Any…

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November 14, 2005
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ILFC Order Underlines Perceived B787 Residual Strength
Near Launch Order Status Likely to Attract Substantial Discounts The International Lease Finance Corporation's (ILFC) order for 20 Boeing [BA] B787s provides further evidence that the new aircraft will likely possess above-average residual value strength as a result of diverse market demand. ILFC is the first leasing company to place…

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October 31, 2005
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Pre-1996 Values Suffer While Those for Newer Aircraft Continue to Rise
While some 20 to 25 Airbus A320s are now listed as being available for service, this number pales in comparison to the more than 1,400 units that are in service. With Airbus failing to keep pace with demand, values and, more importantly, lease rentals have benefited. Despite having been in…

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October 17, 2005
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