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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Freighter Lease Rentals Improve Slightly
The lease rentals for a number of freighters is improving as airfrieght traffic continues to rise. Nearly a decade ago there was some speculation that the the demand for airfreight would never improve. However, the last year has seen such a rebound. IATA reports that November 2017 saw an increase…

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January 22, 2018
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values of Outgoing Widebodies Weaken With B777-200ER Vulnerable The values of widebodies in the process of being replaced by new types are experiencing further weakness as supply still outstrips demand despite above trend growth. The demand for leased narrowbody aircraft continues to rise with the lessors failing to satisfy demand…

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January 8, 2018
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Regional Jet Values Continue to Fall
The values of the regional jets are facing issues in terms of lack of investment and the transition to new types. The CRJ product line is ending the line with a major investment needed to essentially replace the aircraft. Sales will continue for the CRJ but largely the basis of…

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December 11, 2017
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A340-500 Values Still Falling
The values of the A340-500 have continued to fall even as the price of fuel remains manageable. The attempts to boost values and lease rentals of the A340-500 and -600 have not been successful although the rate of decline is less notable recently than in previous year. While there was…

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December 11, 2017
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Widebody Lease Rentals Weaker Than Expected
With traffic still being above the long term trend and a strong backlog for most widebodies, lease rentals would also be expected to be high but such is the availability from lessors and retention of older widebodies due to lower fuel prices, that rentals are relatively low. Secondary leasing of…

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December 11, 2017
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WAVE 2017-1 Portfolio Sees Mid Life Aircraft Values
The raft of aircraft securitizations continues but some involve the acquisition of aircraft from other parties rather than a block of aircraft from the same airline or lessor and the WAVE 2017-1 involves 19 used aircraft of various types. Wings Capital Partners LLC, together with certain affiliates, is the seller…

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December 11, 2017
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Two B747-400ERFs Bought at Auction for $49 million
The two B747-400ERFs previously operated by defunct Jade Cargo International have been bought for a total of approximately $49 million (322.8 million yuan) during an auction which saw a large number of bidders. The auction was hosted by Alibaba’s Taobao e- shopping site and represented one of the largest aircraft…

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December 11, 2017
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Challenger 650 Prices Fall “30 Percent” Within Two Years
The prices attributed to the Bombardier Challenger 650 are failing to reflect the stability that are other larger business jets are enjoying. The cost of a new Challenger 650 is approximately $33 million but a two year old example is likely to have a price of less than $20 million…

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December 11, 2017
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