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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Narrowbody Cabin Interiors Have Limited Impact on Values
The modifiers that are increasingly being used to determine the relative value of specific aircraft need to be relevant rather than spurious and a number of cabin related products that may incur a cost for the original customer may have little or no value to a subsequent operator. The seating…

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June 13, 2016
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Rentals Remain Stable
The rate of traffic growth continues to be above trend and this is allowing rentals to remain stable at least for the newer and MLA (Mid Life Aircraft) aircraft. The competition is intense among the lessors as more institutions enter the market and margins are therefore being impacted to some…

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May 30, 2016
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A320s Under Scrutiny As Alaska Acquires Virgin America
With all Airbus equipped Virgin America being sold to all Boeing powered Alaska there exists the risk that a good number of used quality A320s may enter the market if Alaska seeks to rationalize its fleet around the Boeing product. Virgin America currently operates some 50 A320s and 10 A319s…

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May 30, 2016
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Long Term Residuals Start to Compensate for New Projects
This decade has all the attributes to be the most unique in terms of aircraft products but the next 20 years will also see momentous changes which require to be incorporated into current residual value forecasts. During the ten years of this decade, virtually the entire product line will have…

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May 30, 2016
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B737-400SF Values Stage Improvement
In the milestone 50th issue of the industry respected The Aircraft Value Reference published by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company (AVAC www.aircraftvaleus.net) one of the more notable changes lies with the improvement in B737-400SF values. The B737-400 has seen an ever increasing number of conversions such that by the end…

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May 16, 2016
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Airliner Type Business Jet Values Vary
The airliner size segment of the business jet market has fortunately been able to sidestep the vagaries of the wider market due to owners having sufficient resources to continue financing aircraft from internal resources or possessing the necessary creditworthiness. The airliner type market has been in existence for many years.…

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May 16, 2016
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Widebody Rentals Show Further Deterioration
The lack of demand for international airfreight has much to do with the weaker Chinese market as well as the competition from surface transport. There are however, still some areas that managing to exhibit growth. The narrowbody freighters are enjoying demand as a result of changing shopping habits and a…

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May 16, 2016
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Re-engined Premium Remains Valid
“Lower” Fuel Price Fails to Have Material Impact on Re-engined Values With the low price of fuel having prevailed for much longer than most anticipated, there has been concern that the premium applied to the new re-engined products would dissipate but to date there has been little evidence of a…

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May 16, 2016
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