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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Currently Depressed Simulator Values Will See Surge With Recovery
The values of simulators have experienced a considerable drop in recent months as demand has inevitably been impacted but this will likely quickly change with the return of air services albeit subject to a different structure. The demand for simulator space pre-Covid was high as the worlds’ fleet expanded, new…

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April 27, 2020
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Widebody Values Plunge
The fall in the values of widebodies has been precipitous and significant. While the market has experienced downturns before, the global nature of the crisis, coupled with the specific and long lasting effect on aviation, has meant that the widebodies have suffered the greatest declines. The values of widebodies will…

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April 27, 2020
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Freighter Rates Have Potential to Rise
In all the mayhem that that Covid is creating the one bright spot is freighters. The demand for various goods and the loss of belly hold capacity has seen a rapid rise in demand for freight space even to the extent that passenger aircraft have been returned to service –…

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April 27, 2020
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Whitetails Emerging in First Time in Generation
Aircraft Auctions Could Make a Comeback The fallout from Covid-19 continues to ravage the aviation sector with Virgin Australia entering voluntary administration thus becoming the latest, but far from the last, to suffer clearly indicating that the effects of the virus will be far reaching and sustained. The desire to…

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April 27, 2020
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Discounting of Market Values & Lease Rentals Begin in Earnest
Magnitude of Market Movements Not Uniform The effect of COVID-19 on the airline industry cannot be overestimated with nearly half of the worlds fleet grounded but with the extent now beginning to be fully appreciated, the effect on values and lease rentals can be more accurately assessed, particularly as the…

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April 14, 2020
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A380 Values Affected Most by Downturn
Out of an operational fleet of 242 listed by Airbus as of the end of February 2020, there were only 13 A380s in service at the time of writing with every other A380 aircraft listed as being in storage. While a swathe of other aircraft types that are laying idle…

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April 14, 2020
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Storage Costs Start to Mount
Nearly 50 percent of the worlds fleet have already been parked and more, particularly in the U.S., are scheduled to be placed into storage and the longer they remain in storage, the more difficult and expensive will be the return to service. With nearly a 1,000 B737 MAX aircraft in…

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April 14, 2020
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Distressed Values Becomes Relevant Again
The need for financial institutions to consider asset values should a sale be necessary brings distressed sale discounting to the fore once more. The level of discounting needed to dispose of aircraft on a distressed – or fire sale – had achieved a measure of stability for some more popular…

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April 14, 2020
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