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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Aircraft Asset Assessment: A310-300
Market Presence. The A310-300 at least features a two-person cockpit though it lacks the sophistication of the later Airbus product range. The powerplants remained reasonably competitive until recently but the interior continues to offer marketing opportunities for large and small operators. Operational flexibility of the A310-300 varies considerably depending on…

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August 10, 2015
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Lease Rentals Face Conflicting Pressures
For the last few months lease rentals have been reasonably stable but with the prospect of a rise in interest rates perhaps by year end there exists the possibility of a rise though the expansion of some lessors is serving to contain any improvement as is the transition to new…

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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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B737 Classic Freighters See Stable Values As Feedstock Dries
While the A320 and B737-800 are now the subject of freighter conversion programs, the small sized freighter segment of the market continues to be dominated by the B737-300F and -400F for which values remain stable due to strong demand and limited availability of quality passenger units. VX Capital Partners has…

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July 13, 2015
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A340-600
Market Presence. The values of the A340-600 have experienced a notable fall in recent years as the fuel economy of the type has been affected by the arrival of newer twin engined aircraft types. The recent fall in the price of fuel may induce some operators to retain aircraft for…

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July 13, 2015
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Boeing List Prices Rise by 2.9 Percent
The list prices published by Boeing for 2015 showed an increase of 2.9 percent across all types, outstripping both the US Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index but values of most new aircraft hardly changed. The use of list prices is largely an irrelevance and has been for…

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July 13, 2015
AVN
Lease Rentals of Modern Examples Stop Falling
Though still sporadic the airfreight market is generally improving with some B747-400Fs being brought back into service and this is allowing lease rentals to register a measure of stability. Though there continues to be a debate over just how much traffic bellyhold capacity is taking away from dedicated freighters the…

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July 13, 2015
AVN
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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