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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Dash8Q-400 Values Show Stability - Mostly
The backlog for the Dash8-400 remains limited as orders prove elusive. The backlog of some 35 units compares with approximately 130 for the competing ATR72-600. Given the problems of Bombardier, which for the Canadian Federal and Regional governments is seen as being too large to fail, there remains considerable pressure…

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January 23, 2017
AVN
Larger Business Jets Could See Improvement in 2017 After Disastrous 2016
The prices of some of the larger business jets have seen dramatic falls in the last two years and recent trends have shown little respite but with the change in the U.S. administration, higher oil prices and potentially better relations between Russia and other countries, there exists the potential for…

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January 23, 2017
AVN
“Master Appraisers” Continue to Improve Residual Value Accuracy
Residual value forecasting of aircraft remains as much an art as a science but with each passing year, new datapoints emerge that should help to improve accuracy though the impact of any unexpected event is likely to remain underestimated. The chief economist of the Bank of England recently stated that…

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January 23, 2017
AVN
Market Negatives Contain Values
Only New A350-900 & B787-9 Values Exhbit Rise The October 31st and 51st issue of The Aircraft Value Reference published by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company (AVAC www.aircraftvalues.net) reveals a market that is coping with a mounting number of negative influences despite still record backlogs. The values of virtually all…

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November 28, 2016
AVN
United 2016-2 EETC Sees Strong Values
The values contained in the United Airlines 2016-2 EETC covering 13 aircraft continues to show stable market conditions. The 13 aircraft covered by the EETC are new aircraft and mainstream types though some are in the process of being replaced by new products. The aircraft yet to be delivered comprise…

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November 28, 2016
AVN
Distressed Discounting Remains Stable Though Based on Lower Values
The level of discounting needed to dispose of aircraft on a distressed – or fire sale – has gradually eased for some more popular aircraft types but deteriorated for many out of production models. The ISTAT definition of a distressed value is “Distress Value, Forced Sale Value, Liquidation Value are…

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November 28, 2016
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment A330-200
Market Presence. Orders for the A330-200 had marginally outstripped those for the A330-300 as of 2009 but the reverse is now the case with nearly 60 more orders for the larger version. The A330-200 represents a formidable competitor to the smaller B767-300ER and the lack of success for the B767-400…

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November 28, 2016
AVN
A330-200 Values Fail to Inspire
Used A330-200s continue to be placed but the market is appreciating that the focus is on newer types as well as the larger -300. This focus on the -300 in terms of new orders is perhaps because of the preference of Airbus to sell larger aircraft – the bigger the…

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November 28, 2016
AVN