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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A380

Values Continue to Fall for Most Widebodies

Apart from the B787 and A350 values of nearly all widebodies have fallen as the market continues to prefer newer aircraft types. Values and Ratings courtesy of The Aircraft Value Analysis Company www.aircraftvalues.net, www.aircraftvalues.com. The Aircraft Value Analysis Rating (AVAR) reflects the considered suitability for asset based financing over a…

By: Paul Leighton

August 24, 2015

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B787-8 Secures Credibility

While the initial premium for the first off the line has evaporated, those units delivered thereafter are gaining from the much improved reliability and production enhancements such that values are rising for new aircraft. As expected the delay to the service entry of the type combined with specification differences has…

By: Paul Leighton

August 24, 2015

AVN

Aircraft Asset Assessment

Market Presence. While Boeing sought to capitalize on the delays to the A380 they ignored their own problems with respect to the B787 and then the B747-8. Public relations, customer perceptions and most of all finances have been adversely affected by the difficulties. The first 65 aircraft require some degree…

By: Paul Leighton

August 24, 2015

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Boeing List Prices Rise by 2.9 Percent

The list prices published by Boeing for 2015 showed an increase of 2.9 percent across all types, outstripping both the US Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index but values of most new aircraft hardly changed. The use of list prices is largely an irrelevance and has been for…

By: Paul Leighton

July 13, 2015

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Lease Rentals of Modern Examples Stop Falling

Though still sporadic the airfreight market is generally improving with some B747-400Fs being brought back into service and this is allowing lease rentals to register a measure of stability. Though there continues to be a debate over just how much traffic bellyhold capacity is taking away from dedicated freighters the…

By: Paul Leighton

July 13, 2015

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Newer Widebody Rentals Reflect Stable Market

The lease rentals of widebodies are generally holding steady though some older types, including those of early B777-300ERs are experiencing some weakness. The international market continues to expand with traffic continuing to meet or exceed expectations though the amount of business related traffic remains fragile. Demand for newer widebodies continues…

By: Paul Leighton

June 29, 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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A380 Values Being Tested

With the Malaysia Airlines A380 and Skymark aircraft likely to be remarketed then the market for the type is being tested sooner than expected. The A380 is still suffering from a dearth of orders from airlines and this is a concern. Values are already deteriorating though this has been anticipated…

By: Paul Leighton

June 15, 2015

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