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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
B777-200ER Values Continue to Weaken
The values of the B777-200ER are continuing to face downward pressure as a result the arrival of newer types and ageing. The market for the B777-200ER has been deteriorating in the last few years with no new orders, an empty backlog and an age profile that encourages replacement. Having entered…

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August 10, 2015
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Lessors Aware of Widebody Transition Cost
With major airlines increasingly seeking to divest themselves of the residual value risk while improving their balance sheets, the proportion of leased widebodies continues to climb, a trend that will see lessors having to become much more familiar with the problems – and costs - of transitioning such aircraft. Transitioning…

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August 10, 2015
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
The fragile state of the world economy, the reduction in inflation and interest rate forecasts and the contest between OPEC and shale oil producers is beginning to have an effect on current and residual values and lease rentals of younger and new aircraft. The last few years has seen an…

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July 27, 2015
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A340-600 Values Shrug Off Distressed Pressures
The problems for the A340-600 may not be as great as they once were but they still remain sufficiently serious as to cause values to continue to sink to new lows. The values of the A340-600 have been stumbling even before the price of fuel reached its peak such was…

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July 13, 2015
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Used A330-300ceo Values Decline as Expected As Market Favors Newer Types
The values of the A330-300ceo, having staged a recovery in recent years due to strong demand, are starting their anticipated decline as a result of increased emphasis on new aircraft. Rolls-Royce has announced its latest results citing as one factor for slightly lower profits the waning demand for the Trent…

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July 13, 2015
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Lease Rentals of Early A320s Remain in Doldrums
While the demand for new A320s continues to rise, the lack of enthusiasm for the older A320s which are now more than 25 years of age means that lease rentals are virtually at whatever the lessee wishes to pay. The rates for the early build A320s – those delivered before…

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July 13, 2015
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B747-8 Production Cut Creates More Uncertainty For Values & Life Cycle
With production of the B747-8 being cut for the fourth time in two years there is even more uncertainty regarding the future of the program and this is inevitably impacting values to a significant degree. The latest production cutback sees the monthly rate reduced to a single unit as from…

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July 13, 2015
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Price of Stage 2 Aircraft Irrelevant
Placing a value on an asset suggests that it has some appeal beyond that of an existing operator or owner but unfortunately in the case of Chapter 2 aircraft interest is so limited as to make most types unsuitable for asset based financing. The Aircraft Rating (Value Rating courtesy of…

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July 13, 2015
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