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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
C919 Order Book Swells As Values Begin to be Assessed
The launch of the B737MAX and the development of the A320neo inevitably focus attention on Western products but China continues to secure interest for its indigenous C919 such that values will soon have to be calculated for the type. Comac has just announced that a further 65 orders have been…

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November 7, 2011
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A340-300 Values Continue to Deteriorate
The A340-300 continues to face a myriad of adverse pressures such that the type is left wanting and values are inevitably declining. GECAS Asset Management Services has reportedly acquired an ex-Safi Airways A340-300 (serial number 015) for part out. The aircraft was originally destined for Northwest Airlines but was actually…

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October 24, 2011
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Asking Prices Continue to Remain Optimistic
The prices being asked of aircraft continues to be in the mainly optimistic, particularly for newer aircraft types, though those being quoted for older aircraft are more in line with expectations. A total of seven A300-600s, built between 1993 and 1996, have an asking price of $12 million each which…

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October 24, 2011
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Values of B777Fs Remain Stable
While the airfreight sector begins to appreciate that the weakness of the global economy will continue to place pressure on yields as traffic stagnates, the sustained appetite for the B777F is notable as is the ability of values to resist the downward pressure that is affecting so many other freighter…

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October 24, 2011
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Dash8Q-400 Values Still Stable Despite Backlog
A reduction in production rates may sometimes be seen as a negative but in the context of turboprop manufacturing there is sufficient demand to allow values to remain relatively stable. The now relative high price of fuel has fuelled the demand for turboprops, not least the Dash8Q-400 and in contrast…

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October 24, 2011
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Chapter 11 for AMR Unlikely to Affect Values
While there continues to be speculation that AMR may need to enter Chapter 11 to address its underlying cost structure, such a move would not likely have any impact on values, contrasting with a decade ago when a number of U.S. airlines entered bankruptcy. American has already announced that it…

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October 24, 2011
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B747-8F Values Under Scrutiny Due to Fuel Efficiency Issue
Values of the B747-8F are under scrutiny again as the cause of the hiatus over the delivery of the first B747-8F is clarified. Cargolux refused the delivery of the first B747-8F freighter reportedly due to a shortfall in the fuel efficiency of the GE GEnx-2B engine by a not inconsiderable…

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October 10, 2011
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B747-400 Values Continue to Fall
Preference for Alternatives Will Prevent Any Recovery in Values The values and lease rentals of the B747-400 have experienced a notable fall in recent months as the market continues to face adverse pressure and operators seek more modern equipment. The values of the B747-400 have experienced a variety of fortunes…

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October 10, 2011
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