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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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Market Presence. Qantas Airlink, Delta, Hawaiian, Turkmenistan and Volotea are the only operators of the B717. The lack of success for the B717 has little to do with its performance and capability. The ruggedness of the design has made it ideal for short haul operations. In-service experience has also proven…

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September 4, 2017
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A330ceo Values Under Pressure But Used Transitions Continue
Difficulty in Placing Trent Powered A330s Overstated? The A330ceo is experiencing a transition to the A330neo and this is inevitably contributing to the fall in values of the former but there continue to be placement of used aircraft demonstrating that the type is still very much liquid. The arrival of…

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September 4, 2017
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B717 Values Remain Static
The market for the B717 remains tight given the limited number in service and the few operators interested in the type. The last three months has seen relatively little movement in B717 values or lease rentals but such stability cannot persist for very much longer. The type continues to suffer…

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September 4, 2017
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Aircraft Retirements Show Rising Trend But Still Equate to Four Percent
With the strong demand for the capacity there would be an expectation that annual retirements would decrease but data from Jet Information Services suggest a modest rise in recent years. The retirement of aircraft continues to be a major concern for aircraft investors. There has been much discussion in the…

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September 4, 2017
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Length of Lease Continues to Influence Impact Rentals
The LRM (Lease Rental Matrix), which determines the average lease length and the adjustment to quoted lease rentals to reflect longer or shorter terms, has seen an extension to average terms as demand continues to outstrip supply but the last six months has not seen any significant change. A long…

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September 4, 2017
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Lease Encumbered Current Market Values
As the number of aircraft traded on a standalone basis diminishes, aircraft values are increasingly needing to assess the value of the attached lease – the Lease Encumbered Current Market Value (LECMV) or Securitized Value (SV). The number and more importantly, the proportion of aircraft being leased has been increasing…

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August 21, 2017
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Assumptions
The table is published on an annual basis and complements the quarterly updates to specific aircraft categories. The table encompasses both current and future lease rentals. The methodology involved in calculating lease rentals differs from that of values. Lease rentals display greater volatility. Rentals are calculated individually and are not…

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August 21, 2017
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Most Aircraft Types Show Some Decline in Lease Rentals
Competition Among Lessors Continues to Affect Rates The profits being secured by the lessors continues to range between 10-20 percent underlining the relative attraction of aircraft leasing compared other asset classes with DAE becoming the latest to buy another lessor, AWAS, at what may seem a premium. As a proportion…

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August 21, 2017
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