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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Regional Jet Values Stable
The 50 seat segment of the market continues to struggle with hundreds in storage. The values of the 50-70 seaters remain under pressure but those for the larger versions are managing to remain stable even in the face of new types. The lower price of fuel is benefitting the 50…

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May 30, 2016
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Long Term Residuals Start to Compensate for New Projects
This decade has all the attributes to be the most unique in terms of aircraft products but the next 20 years will also see momentous changes which require to be incorporated into current residual value forecasts. During the ten years of this decade, virtually the entire product line will have…

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May 30, 2016
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Pratt & Whitney PW800 Testing Validates Promise of G500 and G600
The on-going development of the PW800 being used to power the yet to enter service Gulfstream 500s and 600s represents a significant improvement in powerplant technology but at the same time the new types will likely continue to place pressure on used values of existing larger business jets. The PW800…

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May 30, 2016
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Rentals Remain Stable
The rate of traffic growth continues to be above trend and this is allowing rentals to remain stable at least for the newer and MLA (Mid Life Aircraft) aircraft. The competition is intense among the lessors as more institutions enter the market and margins are therefore being impacted to some…

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May 30, 2016
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American EETC Reveals Strong Values from Three Appraisers
But Moodys Values Aircraft Lower The Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate (EETC) issued by American Airlines (Series 2016-2) earlier this year saw 22 aircraft valued by three appraisers at an aggregate $1.497 billion. The 22 aircraft being financed comprised modern aircraft of 11 A321-200s; seven B737-800s; two B777-300ERs; and two B787-8s…

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May 30, 2016
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A320s Under Scrutiny As Alaska Acquires Virgin America
With all Airbus equipped Virgin America being sold to all Boeing powered Alaska there exists the risk that a good number of used quality A320s may enter the market if Alaska seeks to rationalize its fleet around the Boeing product. Virgin America currently operates some 50 A320s and 10 A319s…

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May 30, 2016
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Aircraft Market Assessment
The B757-300 Market Presence. The final sales tally of the –300 at 55 represents a disappointment for Boeing. However, this needs to be placed into the context of an overall successful B757 program. With amortized development costs for the B757-200 no longer an issue, the potential profit margin for Boeing…

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May 16, 2016
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Values of B757-300 Represent Failed Experiment
Stretching the B757-200 to become the -300 also stretched the capabilities of operators to manage turnarounds efficiently but with a wider aisle there could be an opportunity for a middle of the market aircraft to succeed where the -300 failed. Larger capacity and a single aisle created problems for operators…

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May 16, 2016
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