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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320

Engine Values Hold Reasonably Firm

There is a generally held perception that engines hold their value much better than the airframes that they power and though values of the older generation engines are suffering, the values of mid-life engines are indeed remaining reasonably stable. Though engines do hold their value through to their mid-life, they…

By: Paul Leighton

August 24, 2015

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BFE Component of New Aircraft Becomes of Greater Significance for Investors

The cost of the Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) is becoming of greater significance for investors as they seek to ensure that the cost of the interior has indeed some relevance when seeking to transition to other operators in the years to come. The BFE component of narrowbodies is relatively standard…

By: Paul Leighton

August 10, 2015

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Lease Rentals Face Conflicting Pressures

For the last few months lease rentals have been reasonably stable but with the prospect of a rise in interest rates perhaps by year end there exists the possibility of a rise though the expansion of some lessors is serving to contain any improvement as is the transition to new…

By: Paul Leighton

August 10, 2015

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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing

The fragile state of the world economy, the reduction in inflation and interest rate forecasts and the contest between OPEC and shale oil producers is beginning to have an effect on current and residual values and lease rentals of younger and new aircraft. The last few years has seen an…

By: Paul Leighton

July 27, 2015

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Lease Rentals of Early A320s Remain in Doldrums

While the demand for new A320s continues to rise, the lack of enthusiasm for the older A320s which are now more than 25 years of age means that lease rentals are virtually at whatever the lessee wishes to pay. The rates for the early build A320s – those delivered before…

By: Paul Leighton

July 13, 2015

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B737 Classic Freighters See Stable Values As Feedstock Dries

While the A320 and B737-800 are now the subject of freighter conversion programs, the small sized freighter segment of the market continues to be dominated by the B737-300F and -400F for which values remain stable due to strong demand and limited availability of quality passenger units. VX Capital Partners has…

By: Paul Leighton

July 13, 2015

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Paris Air Show Keeps Pressure on Backlog

While the absolute number of orders at the 2015 Paris Salon was not as great as previous years, with nearly a 1,000 commitments this still represents more than six months production at current rates and combined with orders placed this year to date, serves to extend the backlog still further…

By: Paul Leighton

June 29, 2015

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Low Interest Rates Take Their Toll on Historical Lease Rentals

Lease rentals are generally remaining stable though for some used widebodies they may be falling but low interest rates in recent years has ensured that on a comparative basis, rentals are lower than in previous decades. The last 25 years has seen considerable variation in lease rentals for the same…

By: Paul Leighton

June 29, 2015

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