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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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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By: Aircraft Value News
October 20, 2014
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Lease Rentals Still in Doldrums
There continues to be a lag between the improvement in airfreight traffic and any change in freighter lease rentals. IATA reports that the freight traffic for august 2014 increased by 5.1 percent compared to a year ago. This follows July which saw a 6.1 percent rise. Asian and North American…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 20, 2014
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Lessors Make More from Full Life Returns than Maintenance Reserves
There continues to be an expectation that increasingly common full life return conditions will generate a measure of profit for lessors and financial institutions. Maintenance reserves, paid by the lessee to the lessor, have traditionally been a tool by which maintenance events are adequately compensated for, representing a means by…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 20, 2014
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: CRJ900
Market Presence. The demand for the CRJ900 has been notable with 359 ordered as of June 30th 2014. The demand for the 90 seats was proven with the F100, the BAe146-200/300/RJ85 but the CRJ900 brought new operating economics. While the concentration with US customers is of particular concern, the number…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 20, 2014
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Lease Rentals Peak
The lease rentals of widebodies continue to exhibit stability but there is an expectation that they have reached their peak and are now on a plateau. A material upward shift in lease rentals could occur but only likely as a result of a rise in interest rates. A multitude of…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 6, 2014
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B777-300ER Residual Values Under Scrutiny As Remarketing Comes to Fore
The market for the B777-300ER seems as strong as ever with every lessor seemingly wishing to add the type to the portfolio but in the long term some concern exists as to the likely second tier operators. The values of the B777-300ER remain strong. New aircraft have reached values of…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 6, 2014
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A330-300
Market Presence. Airbus has built a reputation around the use of the latest technology including envelope limiting computers, fly by wire and side stick controllers. Despite being designed in the 1980s, the A330 still is still viewed as contemporary though no match for the B787. Engines have undergone some upgrading,…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 6, 2014
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Financing of Middle Age Aircraft Becomes Possible Again
The European ISTAT Conference in Istanbul saw an increase in enthusiasm for Middle Age (MA) aircraft, previously seen as difficult to finance. Air Lease Corporation indicated that ten year old aircraft may be able to secure debt financing amounting to 70-75percent of the appraised value. This greater appetite for used…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 6, 2014
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