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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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
AVN
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
AVN
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
AVN
Initial B787 Values Fail to Realize Potential
The values of the B787 attracted a sizeable premium prior to service entry but that has now eroded as delays and specification changes have come to the fore. In a few years’ time, the delay to the service entry of the type combined with specification differences will be largely forgotten…

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October 8, 2012
AVN
Values of Late Build A320ceos & B737NGs Face Complex Assessment
The values of those A320s and B737NGs built in the final years of each program will likely face contradictory forces. In the run up to the service entry of the A320neo and B737MAX both Airbus and Boeing will be seeking to maintain production levels. This means that both have to…

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October 8, 2012
AVN
Lack of B777-300 Availability Fails to Mask Value Weakness
Despite the lack of availability of B777-300s the values of the sixty aircraft delivered are facing sustained downward pressure as the market favors the -300ER and A330-300. The orders for the -300 number only 60 with the first being placed in September 1995 and the last in March 2004. Boeing…

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October 8, 2012
AVN
ISTAT Conference Debates Useful Life
The recent spate of part outs involving younger aircraft resulted in a high profile debate over the useful life of aircraft at the September 2012 ISTAT conference in Rome. The scrapping of A319s, A318s and B737-600s has attracted much attention in recent months. At the ISTAT conference there was a…

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October 8, 2012
AVN
Larger Regional Jets Remain Desirable
The larger regional jets still in production continue to be attractive with used market activity indicating widescale appeal. The values of the larger regional jets have been buoyed by the proven ability of third party companies to sell the aircraft on an arms length basis thereby dispelling the assumption that…

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October 8, 2012
AVN