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Newer Widebody Rentals Reflect Stable Market

The lease rentals of widebodies are generally holding steady though some older types, including those of early B777-300ERs are experiencing some weakness. The international market continues to expand with traffic continuing to meet or exceed expectations though the amount of business related traffic remains fragile. Demand for newer widebodies continues…

By: Paul Leighton

June 29, 2015

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Regional Jets Values at Their Peak

The transition of the regional jet market to new types is inevitably taking its toll on the current generation of regional jets. After experiencing a prolonged period of improvement and then stability, values of most regional jets are now either stable or edging downwards. The arrival of the Embraer E2…

By: Paul Leighton

June 29, 2015

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Paris Air Show Keeps Pressure on Backlog

While the absolute number of orders at the 2015 Paris Salon was not as great as previous years, with nearly a 1,000 commitments this still represents more than six months production at current rates and combined with orders placed this year to date, serves to extend the backlog still further…

By: Paul Leighton

June 29, 2015

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A321 Continues to Encroach on Core B757 Market

The values of the B757 remain under pressure not least because of the incursion of the A321 and the consequence of advancing age. Yet over the longer sectors the B757-200ER continues to be well used by US operators, filling second city pairs and attracting traffic on thinner routes that cannot…

By: Paul Leighton

June 29, 2015

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Lease Rentals of Early B737-800s Set to Fall “30%” in Four Years

While the B737-800 still remains the most desirable of narrowbodies for the leasing community the lease rentals of the early examples are set to fall in the coming years as leases expire, as production of new aircraft continues and as the transition to the B737-MAX8 takes hold. The first B737-800s…

By: Paul Leighton

June 15, 2015

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Decline in A340-300 Values Less Pronounced

The fall in the price of fuel has played a major role in delaying the decline in values of the A340-300 but there can be no escaping the wider lack of interest in the type despite the best efforts of the OEMs. The number of A340-300s in storage has failed…

By: Paul Leighton

June 15, 2015

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A380 Values Being Tested

With the Malaysia Airlines A380 and Skymark aircraft likely to be remarketed then the market for the type is being tested sooner than expected. The A380 is still suffering from a dearth of orders from airlines and this is a concern. Values are already deteriorating though this has been anticipated…

By: Paul Leighton

June 15, 2015

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Price of Aircraft “Barely” Rise Over 20 Years Impacting Used Aircraft Values

While the low inflation rates over the last years and the expectation that such levels will be maintained through to the end of the decade have inevitably been viewed as major contributing factors to the lack of improvement in the value of new aircraft, the last 25 years has seen…

By: Paul Leighton

June 15, 2015

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