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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Enhanced E-Jets Could Become Baseline Variant for Values
With Delta looking to acquire 70 75 seater regional jets and the need to offer an improvement in performance before the entry of any re-engining program, Embraer is seeking to offer an enhanced version of its E175 which has the potential of warranting a premium. The Embraer E175 “Plus” may…

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October 22, 2012
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African Airlines Offer Prospects for Older Aircraft
The values of older used but relatively mainstream aircraft continue to experience problems due to the perception that operators in North America, Europe and Asia have a predilection for newer aircraft but African carriers are taking up some of the slack. In the 1980s it was always envisaged that the…

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October 22, 2012
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Placing Values on “New” MD80 Freighters Proves Difficult
The first flight of the first MD80 has taken place but there remains some uncertainty as to how much the MD80SF is now worth. After more two decades of false starts, an MD80 passenger aircraft has been converted to a freighter by conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI). The late…

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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
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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
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