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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Widebody Values Feel The Chill of Winter
While the values of new A330-300s, A380s and B777-300ERs are managing to achieve an upturn trend most other widebodies are experiencing modest weakness. The international market continues to have some success but overall values of used aircraft are falling. The older widebodies are most at risk from the fall in…

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November 5, 2012
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Preliminary Values of CSeries Holding Steady As Prototype Takes Shape
The theoretical values of the CSeries continue to remain stable as the aircraft moves into the final stage of assembly but there continues to be a concern whether the first batch of production aircraft will be of a lesser specification than those produced at a later point. The experience of…

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November 5, 2012
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Values of the B757 Continue to Fall
The values of the B757 have experienced a significant fall over the last two years as the lack of a direct replacement fails to overshadow the problems associated with advancing age and changing market conditions. The type has previously benefitted from the number being converted to freighters and limited interest…

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November 5, 2012
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Asking Prices for Used Airbus Aircraft Largely Realistic
The market for used aircraft older than five years of age remains problematical and as such asking prices should have a sense of realism even if there is an expectation that the net price will be much lower. An A320 built in 1991 has an asking price of $5.5 million…

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October 22, 2012
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Values of Ageing Aircraft Remain Irrelevant
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. However, the behavior of Stage 2 values is relevant for those that are currently held in high regard. With the re-engining…

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October 22, 2012
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Lease Rentals Continue to Falter
The lease rentals of the freighter fleet continue to experience weakness. With the run up to the peak Christmas period comes the potential for increased demand as consumers shop for electronic goods. Unfortunately overall freight traffic remains weak such that long standing freight operators, Southern Air, has filed for Chapter…

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October 22, 2012
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B777-200A Values Fail to Live Up to Promise
When launched the initial B777 variant – the -200A - was hailed as a type that would break the usual problems associated with initial examples and be able to enjoy stronger than average residual values but the last few years has seen a rapid decline in values. The values of…

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October 22, 2012
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Strong Residual Values for -8I Remain Elusive
The market for the B747-8I, given the 41 orders and seven deliveries, remains much more restricted than Boeing probably envisaged at this stage of the program and as such residual value projections need to remain cautious. In the early 1990s, Boeing and Airbus agreed to collaborate on a joint feasibility…

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October 22, 2012
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