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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
B737-900ER Values Stable At Present
The number of orders placed for the -900ER in recent years has increased by a considerable amount but unfortunately the depth and breadth of the operator and customer base still lags behind that of the A321. In the spring of 2001, Boeing started studying the possibility of a -900X featuring…

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February 11, 2013
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Lease Rentals Stabilize
The lease rentals of many newer narrowbodies have managed to stop falling and now appear to be in a period of stabilization with the potential for some improvement. While there continues to be a number of aircraft on the market, the demand for newer aircraft from all regions in recent…

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February 11, 2013
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Values of Existing Aircraft Only Likely to Stabilize With Recovery
Changing Product Line Will Temper Any Potential Increase The shoots of global economic recovery appear to be emerging which raises the question of whether values will also rise as might be hoped. The expansion of the world economy in the period 2004-2007 saw a net rise in the values of…

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February 11, 2013
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Airbus List Prices Rise By 3.6 Percent
Gap Between List & Net Prices Increases But At Slower Pace The list prices of Airbus products for 2013 have increased by an average of 3.6 percent showing that the manufacturers still have inflationary pressures. The 3.6 percent price increase applies to nearly products except the A318 which had a…

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January 28, 2013
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“Museum Effect” & “Value Convergence” ­­­­Dominate
Stage 2 or Chapter 2 aircraft are nomenclatures that have little relevance in todays market belonging more to the history books than representing a part of the mainstream fleet that possess asset value. The “Museum Effect” comes into play when the primary means of disposal is via a donation to…

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January 28, 2013
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Lack of Long Range ETOPs For B787 Puts Further Pressure on Values
The variety of well publicized problems besetting the B787 can be expected to temporarily undermine one of the basic capabilities of the type, namely serving long routes using ETOPs, thereby potentially affecting values. United Airlines intended to use the B787 on the Houston-New Zealand route using 330 minutes ETOPs, nearly…

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January 28, 2013
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Selection of Pratt & Whitney Engine for “New” E-Jet Signals New Era
The selection by Embraer of the Pratt & Whitney PW1700G and PW1900G engine instead of a new offering from incumbent engine supplier on the E-Jets, GE, points to a move to present the re-engined E-Jets as more than a modest re-engining which may have implications for residual values of the…

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January 28, 2013
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Values of A321neo Likely to be Consolidated by Increase in Seating Capacity
The values of the A321neo may only now be starting to be calculated but prospects for residuals have already been improved by an increase in range and now by the possibility of an increase in capacity. Hawaiian Airlines, in placing a significant order for 16 A321neos, expects the new aircraft…

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January 28, 2013
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