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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Values of the -8I Continue to Tumble
The values of the -8I are sorely exposed to the vagaries of the market and as such have continued to deteriorate such that production may not last to the end of the decade. The market for the B747-8I, given the 51 orders and 35 deliveries, remains much more restricted than…

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September 21, 2015
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Values of Larger Used Widebodies Continue to Decline
Values of the larger used widebodies are continuing to fall despite record backlogs, high load factors and lower fuel prices and this rate of decline is expected to accelerate in the coming years as the preference for newer, more versatile and economic aircraft increases. Demand patterns for larger widebodies have…

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September 21, 2015
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Values of “Five Year Old” Aircraft Worth Less Today Than 2010
In assessing the performance of aircraft as assets the overall trend for both widebodies and narrowbodies shows a decline though in terms of lease rentals the differential is of lesser significance. In 2010 the value of a five year old A320 – ie an A320 delivered in 2005 – was…

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September 21, 2015
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Transaero Takeover Not Likely To Impact Values in Isolation
The takeover of Transaero by Aeroflot was perhaps inevitable though the consolidation of the two large fleets is not expected to have a major impact on the values of any specific aircraft type. Gone are the days when the fortunes of a single carrier can alter values in the short…

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September 21, 2015
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B777-200LR Values Faces Marginalization Issue
The values of the B777-200LR are already under pressure but with no backlog and the last delivery having been made nearly a year ago, the prospects for remarketing used examples is likely to only worsen such that marginalization looms. The B777-200LR, along with the A340-500, were designed to eliminate the…

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September 21, 2015
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Financial Market Volatility Has Implications for Values
The volatility in the financial markets, resulting from fears over Chinese and therefore worldwide economic growth, has implications for aircraft values in the event that stock markets fears are realized. The determination of aircraft values both now and in the future depends not merely on averaging limited and mostly absent…

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September 7, 2015
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A330-200ceo Values Remain Under Severe Pressure
Even though IAG has confirmed orders for five new A330-200s of late, values of the type remain under pressure as age and a preference for newer and larger aircraft take hold. Airbus has acknowledged that pricing of new A330s is under pressure as production rates will fall to six per…

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September 7, 2015
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Values of Turboprops Benefit from Leasing
The rise in interest in leasing of turboprop aircraft is having a beneficial effect on values as remarketing becomes easier. For the ATR72-500 Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has become a major player in the leasing of the aircraft. Safair also lease some aircraft as does ATR and GECAS. Jet Airways…

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September 7, 2015
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