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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Lease Rates Remain On Even Keel
Lease rentals are continuing to enjoy a measure of stability with older types in particular seeing a modest improvement in the context of lower fuel prices and limited availability of new equipment. While temporary lower fuel prices cannot be viewed as the basis for long term fleet planning, they can…

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April 6, 2015
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Values Of A318 Achieve Measure of Stability
While availability of A318s is virtually non existent this is not preventing values of the type from remaining weak. The type has long since seen the last delivery and while the aircraft may still be offered as a corporate aircraft, there is limited interest in a commercial role. Even the…

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March 23, 2015
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Rise in Production Rates Raises Note of Caution
The continual rise in production rates announced by the two principal protagonists, Airbus and Boeing, is beginning to raise questions among the financing community as to sustainability and over-ordering. Airbus has recently announced that as of 2017, production rates for the A320 family will rise to 50 per month. A…

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March 23, 2015
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Values Remain Large Stable Aided by Fuel Price
The lower price of fuel is providing a measure of breathing space for used narrowbodies. The values of used aircraft have been under pressure as a result of the drive towards newer aircraft that offer greater efficiency. Now that the differential in operating costs is being narrowed there is lesser…

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March 23, 2015
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B777-300ER “Enhanced” Set to Become New Baseline for Values
The launch of an “Enhanced” B777-300ER, due for service entry in the third quarter of 2016, offers as much as a five percent improvement in seat mile costs but raises the issue of whether the changes warrant a premium or a discount to the existing specification. The changes being made…

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March 23, 2015
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A318
Market Presence. The high gross weight A318s are a match for the B737-600, something that was lacking with the original payload/range objectives. However, a 100 seater usually flies shorter sectors such that flight times are likely to approximate an hour. The difference in MTOWs has a significant effect on range…

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March 23, 2015
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Long Leadtime for A380neo Keeps Value Decline to Expected Levels
The latest Airbus financial results show improvement for the European manufacturer but not enough to contemplate an early launch of the re-engining program which should allow values to continue to fall at the expected rate. Airbus, in announcing its financial performance and a rise in A320 family production rates to…

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March 9, 2015
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“Value” of BFE Takes on Greater Significance
Valuing widebody interiors on the basis of list pricing has long since lost its relevance as operators undertake upgrades using the latest technology potentially rendering older equipment obsolete and worthless. A new aircraft usually comprises a basic specification for which the customer needs to specify additional equipment to match their…

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February 23, 2015
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