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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Freighter Rates Stable Despite Lower CTKs
The lease rentals of freighters are at the very least remaining steady as demand for airfreight space remains high. The amount of belly hold capacity on international flights is beginning to increase but remains insufficient to meet demand. Consequently, the demand for freighters remains strong even as passenger widebodies are…

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October 26, 2020
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Values of Newer Narrowbodies Start to Recover
The values of all passenger narrowbody aircraft have been adversely affected by the Covid Event, some greater than others but the recovery is now under way except that a sense of realism is still necessary for even the youngest and most desirable of types. The re-absorption of aircraft is taking…

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October 26, 2020
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B747-400F Values Enjoy Modest Rise
A year ago, the market for the B747-400F was in the doldrums but today the freshening trade winds have seen a different tack for values. The B747-400F received its first order in 1989 and the service entry of the first aircraft was in August 1993 to Cargolux. The last delivery…

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October 26, 2020
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B747-400F Market Presence. The value of freighters during the Covid event have remained largely unchanged, contrasting sharply with the passenger examples. The extent of reduction has been no more than ten percent when compared to the last quarter of 2019 such that in real terms, the decline is perhaps…

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October 26, 2020
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Long Term Narrowbody Residuals Start to Take Note of Hydrogen Power
While the Covid Event is naturally the focus of attention with regard to current market values, residual value calculations, projecting some 20 years into the future, are increasingly having to take note of the change in technology and the inevitable move towards a more environmentally means of powering the majority…

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October 26, 2020
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Aircraft Asset Assessment - The B717
Market Presence. Cobham, Delta, Hawaiian, and Volotea are the only operators of the B717. The lack of success for the B717 has little to do with its performance and capability. The ruggedness of the design made it ideal for short haul operations. In-service experience demonstrated that efficiency was better than…

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October 12, 2020
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A330-200 Values Fail to Advance Due to Excess Storage Levels
The values and lease rentals of the A330-200 were discounted to a considerable degree at depths of the current downturn in April due to the Covid Event but while there has been some improvement, with only 35 percent of the fleet active, there is little evidence to suggest that an…

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October 12, 2020
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Widebody Rentals Flounder Despite Modest Route Restoration
Lessees Contract Operations As International Traffic Remains Weak The massive layoffs by American and United Airlines underscores the unprecedented difficulties of the airlines and the need for fleet contractions, particularly with respect to international operations. The issue for the airlines is that the Covid Event has been affecting operations for…

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October 12, 2020
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