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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
B777-200 Values Suffer As Market Moves to Alternatives
The values of the B777-200 have experienced a fall as operators focus on newer and more versatile widebodies. The news that an ex-India B777-200 has been acquired from Wells Fargo Bank National Association for parting out serves to underline the fragility of this type. Serial number 26917 was originally manufactured…

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November 8, 2010
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Lease Rentals Rising
The lease rentals of many of the narrowbodies still in production have risen although some types are facing sustained downward pressure. Rentals are provided by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company www.aircraftvalues.net or www.aircraftvalues.com. Rates are quoted in thousands of US dollars per month and exclude maintenance reserves. They assume a…

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November 8, 2010
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Widebody Values Start to Improve
The world economy continues to be fragile but premium traffic is recovering such that the widebody segment has improved. There is growing evidence that values of most widebodies in production have bottomed out with some even registering a modest improvement. However, there exist too many uncertainties to suggest that values…

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November 8, 2010
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Fall in B737-600 Values Contrast with -800 Rise
With a paltry 69 orders, the values of the -600 have continued to decline. Values of the -600 were placed “On Watch” status nine years ago and to all intents, the variant has become marginalized such that existing operators will continue to be mainstay of the fleet for years to…

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November 8, 2010
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A380 Values On The Up As Operations Encompass Non Core Airports
With orders for 234 aircraft and 37 deliveries, the A380 is now well established in the market and values have remained stable. A previous major concern with the A380 was the ability to serve only the major airports which would limit operations and therefore the appetite for the type. However,…

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November 8, 2010
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B767-300ER
Market Presence. The B767-300ER presented the operating leasing community with the ideal tool with which to enter the widebody operating lease arena. Throughout the 1990s and then again in the last decade, the B767-300ER enjoyed considerable success but then fell victim to the usual problem of lengthy production and market…

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October 25, 2010
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E-Jet Values & Lease Rates Hold Up on Used Market
The regional jet market, so long dominated by the activities and support of the OEMs, has broken free of such shackles and has proven arms-length trading can take place at pricing levels that actually match current market values and lease rentals. Although the first of the new generation of E-Jets…

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October 25, 2010
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Engine Values Achieve Stability After Period of Significant Falls
Newer Engines in Demand With Lease Rentals Tightening Engine values have greater resilience over time than the airframes they power but even engine values suffered during the recent recession. The peak in engine values occurred during the first half of 2008 when the financial markets in particular, were seeking products…

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October 25, 2010
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