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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Rentals for Outgoing Widebodies Weaken
The rentals for the outgoing widebodies are under pressure as operators increasingly switch to more modern aircraft. While the focus of attention may currently be on the grounding of the B737MAX and the cessation of A380 production in the next two years, there are a considerable number of new widebodies…

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November 25, 2019
AVN
Weak Airfreight Market Contains Values
The market for airfreight, despite the runup to the festive season, continues to be sufficiently lack luster as to ensure that there is no improvement in freighter values. The announcement that a B777-300ER conversion program is underway, coupled with discussions around a freighter version of the B777-8, may provide an…

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November 25, 2019
AVN
B747-400 Values Fall Below $10 million
The market for the B747-400 remains more with existing operators than the wider market although the depth of the operator base cannot be ignored. The delivery of a modest number of B747-8s, more A380s for the time being, as well as the B7777-300ER and soon the B777-9, finally draws a…

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November 25, 2019
AVN
Rise of A321neo Offers Prospect of Higher Residuals but Exposes B737-10
The rapid acceleration in the number of A321neo orders over the course of the last few years has significant consequences for the industry and residual values. The demand for higher capacity narrowbodies is increasing due to a number of factors. In the 1990s, there was speculation that the average size…

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November 25, 2019
AVN
B737-8 Downgraded In Latest Aircraft Ratings
The latest update to Aircraft Ratings published by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company (AVAC - www.aircraftvalues.net October 31st 2019) shows a downgrading in the ratings for a number of aircraft including for the B737MAX. The industry standard Aircraft Ratings of AVAC – subsequently adopted by other appraisers – have been…

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November 11, 2019
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment
A330-200 Market Presence. The A330-200 represents a formidable competitor to the smaller B767-300ER and the lack of success for the B767-400 is due in no small part to the attributes of the Airbus product. As a member of the A330/A340 family, the A330-200 represented the latest that commercial aircraft technology…

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November 11, 2019
AVN
A340-600 Value Trend Shows How Quickly Values Can Fall
The values of the A340-600 have not performed well since entering service 17 years ago and indeed may be among the worst performers of any modern aircraft notwithstanding the experience of the Caravelle or VC10. The A340-600 was conceived as a result of expediency and cost rather than a response…

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November 11, 2019
AVN
A330-200 Values Continue to Decline
The market for the A330-200 remains very fragile and inevitably values are falling. The 233 tonne A330-200, featuring improvements taken from the A340-500/-600, represented a type suited to the needs of asset based financing. The -200 operator base now features many more than the minimum 20 considered desirable for ease…

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November 11, 2019
AVN