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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Values of Older A330s Decline But Freighter Offers Potential Respite
The values of the older A330s are continuing to decline as the focus remains on the newer more versatile types – the first 242 tonne version for example has just been delivered to Delta - but with the progress being made on the conversion program there is at least the…

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June 15, 2015
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Values Experience Age Related Decline
The Paris Air Show this week will be the venue for the announcement of another raft of orders from Airbus and other manufacturers further exacerbating the imbalance between supply and demand. While the backlog continues to extend this is no longer having a positive effect on either new or used…

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June 15, 2015
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Turboprop Rentals Remain Profitable
Lease rates remain at sufficient levels to allow lessors to generate the profits they need, sometimes better than those for mainline jets which are being squeezed by competitive pressures. The primary vehicles for vanilla operating leases remain the stalwart favorites of the ATR42/ATR72 and the Dash 8, notably the -300…

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June 15, 2015
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CRJ1000 Values Face Steady Decline
The values of the CRJ1000 are falling in line with expectations as age related issues take hold and the arrival of new products present competitive pressures. The CRJ family has been in existence for more than 20 years but the CRJ1000 was the latest variant having entered service in 2009.…

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June 1, 2015
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50 Seat Market Remains Under Pressure
As might be expected lease rentals of 50 seaters continue to experience considerable adverse pressure as replacement becomes more of a necessity. With United opting to replace 50 seaters with A319s there is a growing appreciation that the 50 seat segment is not only under pressure as a result of…

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June 1, 2015
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Values & Rentals Restrained by Fragile Market Conditions
Apart from a few notable exceptions values and lease rentals have not exhibited any improvement over the course of the last few months despite a still record backlog and reasonably strong traffic growth. There would seem to be a number of positive factors that should contribute to a rise in…

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June 1, 2015
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: CRJ1000
Market Presence. The number of orders for the CRJ1000 remains disappointing. By comparison orders for the E190 number 575 with a backlog of some 60 aircraft. There was always expected to be a limited number of orders given the prescriptive nature of scope clauses in the US but with only…

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June 1, 2015
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Airfreight Traffic Increases But Surface Dominates
There have been some encouraging news for the airfreight industry as traffic shows improvements. The problems in the U.S. and the demand for high value electronic products continues to allow airfreight traffic to increase but the container ship continues to offer rates that cannot be ignored. The removal of B747-400…

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June 1, 2015
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