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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A380
War Weighs Down VIP Aircraft
The Covid Event provided a fillip for dedicated VIP aircraft as the high net worth individuals sought both safe haven and personal space and even now the opening of the market allows more destinations to be served by such aircraft. The Russia-Ukrainian War is having an effect even if oligarch…

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May 9, 2022
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Residual Value Risk Assessment Takes on Greater Significance
Covid Event Sees Need to Assess Potential for Value Volatility The unprecedented movement in aircraft values caused by Coronavirus-19 has made it necessary for regulators, auditors and aircraft owners to place greater emphasis on assessing potential risk particularly with respect to the current and residual values. The effect of the…

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April 25, 2022
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Widebody Rentals Start to Creep Up
The opening of borders continues enabling international traffic to increase once more thereby allowing more widebodies to re-enter service. Lease rates for the newer widebodies are increasing by a modest amount not least due to the rise in interest rates. But with the public becoming used to providing relevant medical…

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April 11, 2022
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ISTAT Keynote Speaker Cites Preference for Innovation over Expedience
The ISTAT Conference in San Diego was understandably overshadowed by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia but one of the keynote speakers welcomed a more forward looking and innovative aviation industry. Mr. Steven Udvar-Hazy, Executive Chairperson of Air Lease Corporation, has spoken at many ISTAT events and has been wielded…

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March 28, 2022
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Sustained Higher Fuel Prices Favor Values of Newer Aircraft
Fuel prices are experiencing dramatic increases with the potential for further rises and if sustained could undermine the recovery for some aircraft types while improving the fortunes of others. As of the 8th March 2022, the price of oil was in excess of $122 per barrel with the Russia indicating…

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March 14, 2022
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Values of New Units Continue to Rise
The recovery of international traffic continues with India opening its doors to international passengers once more but with the substantial rise in fuel prices then the more modern widebodies in production will be the focus of attention. The delivery rate of A350-900s in the last two years has inevitably fallen…

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March 14, 2022
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Values of New Widebodies Rising
Despite the events in Ukraine, the opening up of Australia, New Zealand etc.to international traffic is allowing the values of in production passenger widebodies to further increase although pricing may still be below pre-Covid levels. Before the Covid Event, the value of a new A350-900 and B787-9 amounted to some…

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February 28, 2022
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VVIP Aircraft Values Ease Down
The market for VVIP aircraft, whereby airliner types are modified, is perhaps just as relevant not least because of the ability to once again to fly to many previously Covid affected destinations. The number of conversions remains small but with the availability of so many unwanted passenger aircraft then there…

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February 14, 2022
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