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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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
Winglets and Sharklets Increasingly Used As Baseline Values
The installation of winglets and sharklets, which provide considerable fuel savings and enhanced performance, are becoming used as the baseline for values with non equipped aircraft potentially experiencing a discount in the coming years. The first new build A320 to be fitted with sharklets will be joining the test program…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
A321-200 Values Achieve Stability
The impetus for larger aircraft may have passed for the moment but the demand for the A321 is such that values are remaining stable though placing the aircraft via a lease is less easy than for the A320. After a sluggish start and an extended gestation period for a basic…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
Disparity between Values & List Prices Remain Highest for New B767-300ERs
The B767-300ER continues to be at the top of the leader board in terms of the differential between values and list prices for new aircraft and the order for three from Air Astana will not likely alter the disparity. Air Astana has ordered three B767-300ERs for delivery between 2013 and…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
Limited Availability of Finance Could Contain Values
The Eurozone “crisis” and the need for greater capital adequacy by financial institutions has the potential to not only limit the amount of financing available for new aircraft but also place downward pressure on values. As a consequence of the recession starting 2008, the number of financial institutions able and…

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January 30, 2012
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Lease Rentals Continue to Edge Down
The recent recovery in lease rentals from the depths of the Great Recession seems to have passed a peak as lease rentals on the mainstream narrowbodies continue to edge down slightly. The reason for lower rentals stems from the reconnection of the aviation industry to the wider economic malaise. In…

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January 30, 2012
AVN
Widebody Values Continue to Achieve Stable
The widebody market is facing more uncertainty due to the concern over whether the high yielding passenger will continue to fly with such frequency. While the economy passenger may pay the fuel and flight crew salaries for the long haul operator, it is the business class passenger who pays for…

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January 30, 2012
AVN
Airbus List Prices Continue To Outstrip Net Pricing
A320neo List Prices Jump More Than 6 Percent The Airbus list prices for 2012 have again exhibited a significant increase, averaging 4.6 percent, inflated by the rise in A320neo family pricing. The above table indicates Airbus list prices between 2008 and 2012 together with the estimated new value as quoted…

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January 30, 2012
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