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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Potential A330/A340 Replacement Confuses Long Term Widebody Residuals
Should the now all-new proposed replacement for both the A330 and A340 become reality, long term residuals for the B787, the B777-300ER, as well as existing Airbus products will need further reassessment. Airbus has seemingly finally woken up to the need to offer a cohesive competitive strategy to the rise…

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May 15, 2006
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Higher Fuel Prices May Put Brakes on Value Improvement
Escalating Fuel Prices Increase Vulnerability of New & Established Carriers With oil prices nearing $75 a barrel, the potential for further airline failures and the resulting increase in aircraft availability will restrict the opportunity for values to register any further material improvement. Airlines around the world are imposing fuel surcharges…

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May 1, 2006
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Junkyard Beckons MD82s
Whatever the perceived opportunities that the MD82 offers in terms of lower capital costs, operators continue to dispose of the type in favor of newer, more efficient, equipment. Around seven years ago, the lack of availability and relative strength of the airline industry prevented values of the MD80 from sliding…

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May 1, 2006
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A350 Residual Calculations on Hold As Airbus Ponders Future
Decision on Whether to Proceed Will Determine Widebody Values for 10-15 Years Whether the growing groundswell of customer opinion favoring an all-new Airbus A350--in terms of a new fuselage diameter and wing design--will see them changing direction will ultimately determine the fate of Airbus widebody residuals over the course of…

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April 17, 2006
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New Narrowbody Pricing Fails to Advance Despite Extending Backlog
The mammoth number of orders placed in 2005 for members of the Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 narrowbody families has failed to stimulate a substantive increase in net new pricing, thereby constraining any significant improvement in used values. The year 2005 saw both Airbus and Boeing gain significant orders for…

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April 17, 2006
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Rentals Continue to Show Improvement
The lease rentals of narrowbodies still in production have generally experienced further improvement as a consequence of sustained demand. The market for more modern narrowbodies remains as strong as ever due to the high price of fuel. Some estimates suggest the price of oil will soon push through $70 a…

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April 17, 2006
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100 Seater Values Continue to Langusih
The values of the B737-600 and A318 continue to languish as the orderbooks for both fail to breach the 100 mark. While Airbus and Boeing continue to book substantive new orders for the most members of the A320 and B737NG families, the orders for the 100 seat A318 and B737-600…

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April 17, 2006
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Values of MD83s Continue to Edge Toward the Abyss
Alaska Disposal Underlines Fragility of Values The accelerated retirement of MD83s by Alaska Airlines [ALK] points to severely impaired market conditions for the aircraft in view of the shortage of narrowbody aircraft. Alaska had intended to retire the 26 MD83s by of 2012 but is now advancing this by four…

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April 3, 2006
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