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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Scrap Values Come to Fore Particularly for Widebodies
While the overall market – and market sentiment – remains reasonably optimistic, there exists sufficient concern as to prompt ever greater interest in seeking to establish the scrap value both now and in the future. There are two parting out values. The first parting out value is the price that…

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November 14, 2016
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First Flight of Bombardier Global 7000 Raises Issue of Value Retention
Bombardier made the first flight of the Global 7000 in early November and this has raised the issue of both the initial selling price and the residual value retention. The Global 7000 is the latest offering from Bombardier. Based on the Global 6000, the 7000 offers much more interior space…

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November 14, 2016
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70 Seat Regional Jet Values Suffer as Market Turns to Larger Offerings
The values of both new and used 70 seat regional jets continues to decline as a consequence of changing demand patterns and the arrival of new types. The CRJ700 and E170 have both in production for over a decade and in the last few years delivery rates have fallen to…

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November 14, 2016
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B747-8F Order Fails to Prevent Further Value Decline
But Order Will Sustain Production Until At Least 2019 The order for 14 B747-8Fs represents a reprieve for the B747 program but values of the type continue to suffer. The firm order for 14 B747-8Fs, with an option for a further 14, will have come at a price, a low…

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November 14, 2016
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B737-400SF Values Buck Downward Trend
Market for Freighter Remains Strong Despite -800F Momentum While demand for widebody airfreight capacity is only just stepping back from the abyss, the increase appetite for regional and localized airfreight operations has seen sufficiently consistent demand for the -400SF as to allow values to rise over the course of the…

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October 31, 2016
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Some Freighters Remain in Demand
The market for freighters remains fragile at best though there are some types – notably the narrowbodies – that remain in demand. Momentum is building for the conversion of the B737-800 and with lessors having a large number of older examples at low capital cost this means of onward disposal…

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October 31, 2016
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New RJs Cause Incumbent Types to Fall
With the introduction of new types such as the E2s and the MRJs, values of existing regional jets are beginning to feel the weight of transition. While the values of current generation regional jets are falling, this is in line with expectations and reflects previous stability. Embraer, Bombardier and MRJ…

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October 31, 2016
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Apollo Cites Difficulties In Acquring B777-200ERs for Onward Lease
The liquidity – or apparent lack of it - of the B777-200ER and -300 market continues to make it difficult for the lessors to participate, particularly in terms of acquiring aircraft for onward lease thereby impacting values according to Apollo Aviation. Apollo Aviation has been seeking to become more involved…

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October 31, 2016
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