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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
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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
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“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
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Business Jet Value Volatility Can Exceed 10% Per Month
The market for large business jets remains fragile and prices are still falling but in contrast to commercial aircraft, the transparency of this segment can see prices fall – or rise – by more than ten percent per month such that over the course of a year a fall of…

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November 28, 2016
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Used Prices Continue to Fall
The values of used heavy business jets continue to decline at rates which would have seemed unsustainable at the peak of the market in 2007. The business jet manufacturers are the business of producing new aircraft and new aircraft types stimulate demand. At the same time, the arrival of a…

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November 28, 2016
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Early A330 Widebody Values Remain Under Pressure
While load factors may still be high and hundreds of new widebodies are being delivered each year, the market for older widebodies such as the A330-300 is not so buoyant and values are falling, sufficient to also potentially impact newer and much more versatile examples. The reduction in values of…

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November 28, 2016
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Lease Rentals Remain Firm - Mostly
The profits being secured by the lessors continues to be nearly 20 percent underlining the relative attraction of aircraft leasing compared other asset classes. The leasing of aircraft continues to increase despite speculation that low interest rates may increase the amount of aircraft being bought directly by airlines. As a…

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November 28, 2016
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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
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