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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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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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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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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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October 20, 2014
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Values Remain Steady Despite A330neo
The launch of the A330neo will likely limit the potential improvement in values of aircraft yet to be delivered but for those already in service and less than ten years of age, the impact is minimal. At one time, the -300 was so overshadowed by the success of the -200…

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October 6, 2014
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Values of Rolls-Royce Powered A330 and B777-200ERs “On Watch”
The values of A330 and B777s powered by Rolls-Royce engines have been placed “On Watch” status as concern over ease of remarketing increases. For the last decade there has increasing evidence that operators are becoming less wedded to a particular engine manufacturer. Many airlines now operate aircraft with difference engine…

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October 6, 2014
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Lessors at ISTAT Indicate Market at its “Peak”
Buoyant Market Persists but Threat of “Backlog Inversion” Remains The market, in terms of demand and lease rentals, was acknowledged by lessors presenting at the ISTAT European conference in Istanbul in late September to be at its peak. The demand stream, as illustrated by the ever extending backlog, has been…

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October 6, 2014
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Regional Jet Values Fail to Advance
The market for regional jets remains relatively strong though some changes to the fleet in the U.S. will likely see an ebb and flow of units on the used market. Values are in Millions of US Dollars and are based on The Aircraft Value Reference published by The Aircraft Value…

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October 6, 2014
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