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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
A330-200 Values Start to Reflect Changing Market
The demand for the A330-200 has been exceptional over the last decade, surpassing the expectations of Airbus but with a changing market and the arrival of new types values are moving downwards on a variant that prompted the manufacturer to fundamentally alter its perception of longer range twins. The year…

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August 13, 2012
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Rentals Consolidate Gains But No More
The behavior of lease rentals of regional jets has until now been at odds with the experience of mainline jets which have seen something of a fall over the last year. The lease rates of most regional jets have consolidated their gains but have more recently plateaued. To some extent…

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August 13, 2012
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Freighter Values Continue to Experience Weakness
The airfreight market remains in the doldrums which is causing particular concern for values. The airfreight traffic for June as reported by IATA showed only the most modest of improvements. The only bright spot was the Middle East which showed double digit growth. With only 0.8 percent increase in traffic…

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August 13, 2012
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Lower Rentals for A319 Open Up Secondary Markets
Allegiant Air Starts to Pick Up Bargains to Fuel Growth The Las Vegas carrier Allegiant Air, in selecting the A319 to provide the necessary capacity to expand operations, acquired the aircraft because “A319 asset values have significantly declined and now mirror the environment we saw when we (Allegiant Air) first…

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August 13, 2012
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A340-600 Values Continue to Fade
The demand for the A340-600 failed to advance when fuel prices exhibited a consistent rise leaving the market to the B777-300ER. The high price of fuel, which became evident more than four years ago, increased the fuel disadvantage suffered by four engined jets versus twins. Such is the cost saving…

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July 30, 2012
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Newer A320 Values Fail to Advance
While orders continue to be placed for new non NEO A320s to meet demand from a variety of markets, the values of such new aircraft are to some extent stagnating. The A320 family, and indeed the narrowbody offerings from Boeing, are facing a variety of adverse pressures that is limiting…

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July 30, 2012
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A350-1000 Residuals Start to Gather Pace As Cathay Places Milestone Order
The placement of 26 orders by Cathay Pacific for the revamped A350-1000 represents a major achievement for Airbus and offers the potential for relatively strong residuals as the type seeks to not only compete with the existing B777-300ER but also the B777X that is now being contemplated by Boeing. While…

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July 30, 2012
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MRJ Values Start to Take Shape With Skywest Order
Much Needed Skywest Order Makes for More Certain Residuals The Agreement in Principle to order 100 MRJ90 aircraft creates an opportunity for current and residual values of the new aircraft to gain credibility. Both in terms of orders and production, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet program has been in the doldrums…

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July 30, 2012
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