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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A319
A320 Family Values Start to Take Heed of NEO
The launch of the A320NEO, while much needed by operators searching to contain operating costs, has repercussions and consequences for the current and future values of the A320 Family as well as the B737NG. The A320NEO family – ie the A319, A320 and A321 – will become the airframe/engine combination…

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January 17, 2011
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values are based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures for October 31st 2010 current values represent…

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January 3, 2011
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Newer Narrowbody Values On Cusp of Rise
With many of the parameters that precipitate a rise in values now in the right position, values are still expected to emerge from their chrysalis and move outwards and upwards next year. With values of the narrowbodies in production having fallen by more than 20 percent since the start of…

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December 6, 2010
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Third Measurement of Aircraft Life Emerges As Residuals Shorten
Asset Life Join Design and Economic Lives The issue of service lives has emerged as investors have come to recognize that aircraft will not remain in primary service for 30 years, leading to the conclusion that asset life should be considered alongside technical and economic lives. The concept of technical,…

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November 8, 2010
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Lease Rentals Rising
The lease rentals of many of the narrowbodies still in production have risen although some types are facing sustained downward pressure. Rentals are provided by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company www.aircraftvalues.net or www.aircraftvalues.com. Rates are quoted in thousands of US dollars per month and exclude maintenance reserves. They assume a…

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November 8, 2010
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Fall in B737-600 Values Contrast with -800 Rise
With a paltry 69 orders, the values of the -600 have continued to decline. Values of the -600 were placed “On Watch” status nine years ago and to all intents, the variant has become marginalized such that existing operators will continue to be mainstay of the fleet for years to…

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November 8, 2010
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Engine Values Achieve Stability After Period of Significant Falls
Newer Engines in Demand With Lease Rentals Tightening Engine values have greater resilience over time than the airframes they power but even engine values suffered during the recent recession. The peak in engine values occurred during the first half of 2008 when the financial markets in particular, were seeking products…

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October 25, 2010
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Residuals Prepare for Different Product Line in Ten Years
Rising Production Rates for Current Models Fail to Mask Pressure on Residuals By the end of this decade the product lines of the manufacturers will have undergone a radical change causing long term market values of current offerings to experience significant change. Virtually all segments of the current product offerings…

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October 11, 2010
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