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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
All Aircraft Experience Fall in Value The tipping point for values was experienced earlier in 2009 as the worldwide economic downturn translated into depressed demand for travel in all sectors. Values of all aircraft are continuing to experience material falls as operators seek to cope with much reduced traffic and…

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January 4, 2010
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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 2009 current values represent…

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January 4, 2010
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Annus Horribilis for Values
Values & Lease Rentals Experienced Significant Declines in 2009 The values of all aircraft have experienced a substantive fall during the course of 2009 and there continues to be an expectation that 2010 will see further declines as the aviation market struggles to emerge from recession. Values of all aircraft…

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December 7, 2009
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Parting Out Continues to Highlight Plight of Used Values
The parting out of types under 20 years of age continues, highlighting the problems being experienced in placing even newer types. The large number of new aircraft being delivered continues to overshadow the used market where the sale of aircraft for cash remains elusive. There are some 2,000 aircraft in…

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December 7, 2009
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“Sharklet” Set To Become New Baseline for A320 Family Values
The introduction of the “sharklet” on the A320 family as from 2012 will eventually become standard such that the values of those aircraft not featuring the wingtip device will need to be discounted. The sharklet seeks to provide a 3.5 percent improvement in fuel burn on longer sectors. The lower…

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December 7, 2009
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Half to Full Life Maintenance Adjustment Continues to Confuse Values
Values of aircraft are increasingly being adjusted to reflect a maintenance status other than the traditional half life. The market has become dominated by leases and finance agreements that require lessees and borrowers to return aircraft in full life condition – except of course that the aircraft cannot be practically…

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November 23, 2009
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Low Point for Narrowbody Values Approaching
The values of the more modern narrowbodies have experienced a virtually unprecedented decline over the course of the last two years. Having experienced such a fall, there are likely to be lesser declines in the near future. However, an improvement is not expected until 2011. With the peak in values…

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November 23, 2009
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Asking Prices for Aircraft Continue to Show Optimism
Despite the surfeit of adverse news, there continues to be trading activity such that the market is far from illiquid, contrasting perhaps with the months immediately following September 2001. A 1991 A300-600 is being advertised for $11 million, which is nearly double the assumed value. The A300-600 is facing considerable…

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November 9, 2009
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