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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Residual Values of A320 Family Could Be Buoyed by Life Extension
An extension to the service lives of the A320 has the potential to improve residual values in the long term. With the A320 having been in service for two decades, examples are clocking up a considerable number of hours, testing the original design goals. The original design goal of the…

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February 4, 2008
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Traffic Growth in 2007 Keeps Pressure on Capacity
Significant Slowdown in Freight Traffic Sounds Note of Caution The preliminary traffic figures from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for 2007 continue to show higher than average growth rates providing, superficially at least, justification for values to remain stable. Data from ICAO remains preliminary in view of information being…

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January 21, 2008
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Extensive Backlog Belies Fragility of Some Orders
The values of most narrowbodies still in production remain stable but there exist a few clouds on the horizon. The year 2007 seems to have another record year for Airbus and Boeing alike as both record a myriad of orders from a range of operators, financial institutions and lessors. The…

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January 21, 2008
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Strong Demand Obscures Note of Caution The year 2007 seems set to be another record year for the manufacturers but the high price of fuel, combined with weakness in the financial markets, is taking its toll on values, if not lease rentals. Delivery slots for most aircraft in production, apart…

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January 7, 2008
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Weakness of Dollar Potentially Retards A320 Replacement
While it is a truism that all aircraft currently in full production will no longer be so 10 years hence, there are inevitably factors which can accelerate or retard the replacement process and at present, the weakness of the dollar is inhibiting the ability of Airbus to move forward with…

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December 10, 2007
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Freighter Values Retain Stability
The cargo market is showing some signs of weakness although the run up to the end of the year usually provides for peak demands on capacity. A slowdown in the cargo market has historically been symptomatic of wider problems for the industry. While air freight traffic is increasingly competing against…

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December 10, 2007
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Narrowbody Residuals Get Boost From Dubai
Middle East Confirmed As Major Aviation Market The 2007 Dubai Air Show clearly consolidated the region as a major tour de force in the aviation world while cementing the prospect of resilient residual values for the A320 and B737NG families. The irony that record fuel prices are undermining the revival…

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November 26, 2007
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Have Narrowbody Rentals Plateaued?
Despite the considerable number of orders announced at the Dubai Air Show, the continued to volatility in the financial markets combined with record fuel prices are perhaps making investors more cautious. Lease rentals are facing considerable and sometimes, opposing pressures. The fall in interest rates in the U.S., contrasts with…

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November 26, 2007
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