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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Asking Prices Continue to Show Enthusiasm
Despite the problems of the market, aircraft are still being traded including older types which would seem to hold lesser attraction. A 1987 B767-300 with a total time of 63,000 hours is being offered at a price of $9.5 million. This appears to be a reasonable figure in view of…

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March 30, 2009
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Early B787 Values Face Downward Pressures
The market for the B787 in the short term is increasingly less attractive as performance issues and delays take their toll. The values of the B787 had been enjoying a premium over the last year even with the delays. However, with fuel prices having wiped out some of the operating…

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March 30, 2009
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Rentals Experience Significant Fall
Lease rentals of more modern narrowbodies have fallen by more than 20 percent compared to their peak in late 2007, with the expectation that further falls are likely. The market has passed the tipping point which occurred in early February 2009. While there continues to be activity, the contraction of…

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March 30, 2009
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A320 & B737NG Lease Rentals Experience Expected >20 Percent Fall
Lower Rates Reflect Lesser Demand & Lower Interest Rates Lease rates have exhibited a significant fall over the course of the last six months such that rentals of newer narrowbodies are perhaps 20-25 percent off their recent peak. The market for newer narrowbodies continues to face severe pressure. Lessees are…

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March 16, 2009
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Engine Values Experience Falls As Fleets Contract
Engines have been seen as something of a safe haven given greater lease return potential as well as longevity but as the demand for spare engines has fallen so then so have values. Hundreds of aircraft have been placed into storage over the last year and more are destined to…

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March 16, 2009
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“Beware of Geeks Bearing Formulas”
With the market experiencing a virtually unprecedented fall in traffic, gauging the extent of a decline and its duration requires an appreciation of new market dynamics rather than an extrapolation of past trends. Warren Buffett, the high profile investor, stated in his March 2009 address to investors that they should…

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March 16, 2009
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Freighter Rentals Experience Significant Fall
Data concerning the state of the airfreight market makes for grim reading. Traditionally, the freight market has been the first to suffer in a downturn and the first to recover. While the first months of the year have historically been lean, the year on year figures demonstrate the depth of…

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March 16, 2009
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Widebody Values Continue to Fall
Widebodies may be faring better than narrowbodies but there can be no escaping the fact that values have fallen. The contraction of operations and the deferral of new orders means that there are now a significant number of widebodies in the parking lot. The demand for any those seeking to…

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March 16, 2009
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