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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Chapter 2 Narrowbody Current Values: No Hiding Place for Chapter 2 Pricing
With the consideration of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, the lack of attraction of Chapter 2 aircraft is all the more apparent. However, the dismissal of the Chapter 2 fleet per se is too easy. The more astute traders can still make money buying and selling the aircraft. There remain…

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November 12, 2007
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Aircraft Value Review - B747-400: B747-400 Values Achieve Stability After Recent Surge
The last 18 months has seen a significant improvement in values and pricing of the B747-400 as a consequence of the delay in the service entry of the A380 as well as the demand for freighter feedstock. The development of the B747-8 however, finally draws a line under the production…

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November 12, 2007
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ILFC A350 Order Offers Potential for Strong Residuals
ILFC appears to have finally designed the aircraft it always wanted and committed to an order for 20 A350s suggesting that the revised aircraft will possess the attributes for residual value strength. Though the final configuration and design of the A350 has yet to be determined, enough of the basics…

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November 12, 2007
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B787 Delays Places Further Upward Pressure on B767 Rentals
Values of First 40 B787 Placed "On Watch" The six-month delay to the service entry of the B787 will place further upward pressure on the lease rentals, and indeed values, of the B767-300ER. The final assembly of the first B787 has been delayed by five months and flight testing by…

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October 29, 2007
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A380 Residuals Under Pressure Owing to Conversion Uncertainty
Airbus continue to be concerned that long-term residual values of the A380 are failing to take account of the potential for freighter conversion at the end of passenger use, some 20 years after entering service. Residual value forecasts for the A380 vary considerably. The very size of the A380 has…

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October 29, 2007
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Widebody Values Stable
To some extent the market for widebodies remains underserved creating a shortage and allowing values to show further modest signs of improvement. The delay in the delivery of the B787 has demonstrated the lack of widebody capacity. The B787 will not be delivered for at least another six months, possibly…

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October 29, 2007
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B737-500 Values Start to Look Vulnerable
The values of the -500 are starting to suffer as the market moves towards alternative types. The introduction of new, larger regional jets as well as a changing structure and ageing product life cycle means that the B737-500 is losing some of its advantage. The lack of replacement orders for…

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October 29, 2007
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B777-200LRF Residuals Continue to Improve
The placement of an order for three additional B777-200LRF by Guggenheim Aviation Partners, previously unidentified by Boeing, nonetheless underlines the popularity of the type and the potential for the strongest of residual values. A total of 82 orders have been placed for the B777-200LRF by 10 customers. The three latest…

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October 29, 2007
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