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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Controversy over Sale Price of Greek A340-300s Reaches European Parliament
The sale of ex-Olympic A340-300s seemingly has the same epic proportions of the Iliad as the price achieved for the four aircraft has now been raised in the European Parliament. The four A340-300ER aircraft were originally delivered in 1998-1999. After the collapse of Olympic the aircraft were put for sale…

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March 12, 2012
AVN
B717 Values Stable But At What Cost?
The values of the B7217 may be achieving a measure of stability that is eluding other narrowbodies but this is at the expense of having fallen so far in recent years. The type continues to suffer from marginalization as a consequence of a limiter production run and an operator base…

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March 12, 2012
AVN
Lease Rates Stable At Best
Just as the fourth quarter of 2007 was considered to be point at which lease rentals started to falter before the Great Recession, the third quarter of 2011 has become the point at which lease rentals started to weaken once more as the aviation industry connected with the still weak…

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February 27, 2012
AVN
A319 and B737-700 Backlogs May Force “On Watch” Status
Virtual Absence of New Orders & Limited Delivery Rates Take Their Toll While orders for the A320 and B737-800 continue to be placed in their hundreds, the demand for the A319 and B737-700 has fallen behind such that values may have to be placed On Watch status. The year 2011…

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February 27, 2012
AVN
Larger Regional Jet Lease Rentals Stable
While the age profile of the 70 seaters is increasingly such that lease rentals are declining due to age, the demand for the larger regional jets is such that lease rentals are able to remain static. The rentals of the younger larger regional jets are steady and even increasing as…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
A380 & B787 Inspections Have No effect On Values
Both Airbus and Boeing are experiencing high profile inspections on their respective A380 and B787 aircraft which appear to have resulted from manufacturing issues but neither is of sufficient magnitude to affect perceptions of values. Designing aircraft is a complex task and even with the latest computer modeling the use…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
Lessee Difficulties Start to Affect Lease Rental Perceptions
The difficulties suffered by such airlines as Malev, Spanair and Kingfisher operating a largely leased fleet have the potential to contribute to a further weakening of lease rentals as airlines continue to experience the effects of long term economic weakness. Aircraft leased by Malev were increasingly being impounded for various…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
Freighter Values Fail to Edge Higher
The demand for airfreight remains in the doldrums with IATA data for 2011 indicating a slight fall while capacity continued to increase. The freight load factor remained significantly below 50 percent indicating that demand has some way to go in order to improve the yields of operators. The economy in…

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February 13, 2012
AVN