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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Rentals of Freighters Stable
The growth in airfreight continues to have a positive impact on freighter lease rentals. The problem for the airfreight market is that by adding capacity load factors can be reduced making it difficult for operators to increase yields and therefore contemplate additional capacity. The price of fuel is a positive…

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May 5, 2014
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Narrowbody Parting Out Values Expected to Fall In Long Term
The parting out of relatively young A320 and B737NG family members has perhaps more relevance to the current value of the engines but this will change over time such that current parting out values will not be able to be sustained into the long term. The parting out of aircraft…

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May 5, 2014
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Values of A350-800 Face Problems as Orders Contract
The values – and indeed the future – of the A350-800 is uncertain as the orders contract to uneconomic levels. In March 2012 there were 118 orders for the A350-800 and 368 orders for the -900. Two years later and there were 34 orders for the -800 and 589 orders…

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May 5, 2014
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Placing Value on CFM56-3 Engines On Basis of LLP Cost Becomes Irrelevant
The appetite for complete CFM56-3 engines remains extremely weak as spare parts continue to flood the sector making it less realistic to value engines on the basis of the LLP replacement cost. The problem for the CFM56-3 market resides with the considerable imbalance between supply and demand. With the parting…

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April 21, 2014
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B767-300 Values Also Set to Disappoint
The limited customer base for the -300 was always likely to see a lack of secondary market and inevitably values have fallen by a significant amount for many years such that they are now nudging scrap levels. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the order status. Only…

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April 21, 2014
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Residual Values Likely to Benefit from AEI Conversion Program
The announcement that Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is to develop a freighter conversion program for the B737-800 represents a crucial step in underpinning the residual values of the type. AEI has formally launched the program which will involve a Special Freighter and a Combi. The company sees the passing of 15…

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April 21, 2014
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Values of Older Regional Jets Continue to Decline
The demand for the older regional jets remains fragile and this has caused values to exhibit a further fall. Values are in Millions of US Dollars and are based on The Aircraft Value Reference published by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company www.aircraftvalues.net www.aircraftvalues.com. An Aircraft Rating has been included reflecting…

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April 21, 2014
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American Airlines Retirements Underline Residual Weakness for Older Types
The vales of older types continue to face weakness as the market moves to newer aircraft and the retirement plans of American Airlines clearly illustrates how even the legacy carriers are abandoning previously popular types. American Airlines is planning to receive nearly a 100 new aircraft in 2014 alone but…

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April 21, 2014
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