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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Values of Outgoing Widebodies Continue to Decline
The market is more vulnerable than fragile and with the change in the product line contributing to the decline in some widebody values. While the load factors on international flights may be high, that does not necessarily mean that operators are making money. Many seats are now booked well in…

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October 28, 2019
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CRJ700 Value Trend Sees Rapid Recent Fall
The market for the 70 seat regional jet has diminished greatly over the course of the last decade, if not longer not least due to “scope creep” in the U.S. The demand for the 70 seaters was initiated by scope creep and the demand for larger aircraft from outside of…

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October 28, 2019
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Market for Regional Jets Remains Variable
The market for regional jets can vary depending on the type and capacity. While the values of the 70 seaters such as the E170 and CRJ700 are in the doldrums those for the E175 remain relatively stable. The market for the E190 is however, far from buoyant. The lease rentals…

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October 28, 2019
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B777-300 Market Presence. The -300 has been in service for 20 years and as such it is little wonder that the first units have been scrapped. The limited range of the -300, at least with respect to the capability of most other current widebodies, makes it suited to the…

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October 14, 2019
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Maintenance Reserves for New Aircraft May Need to Be Higher
The introduction of new aircraft types means that only with in-service experience can the maintenance reserves to be applied be realistic. Maintenance reserves charged by lessors on both narrowbody and widebody aircraft need to be adequately reflect the real cost of such major maintenance and with newer aircraft, maintenance costs…

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October 14, 2019
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Winds of Climate Change Could Blow Residuals Off Course
Retirement of Older Types & Launch of New Types May Be Accelerated The recent round of high-profile climate protests, emanating from clear indications that the climate is changing and most likely initiated or exacerbated by human industrial activity, provides a clear indication that air transport will continue to be a…

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October 14, 2019
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A320ceo Values Holding Steady
The values of the A320ceo should be experiencing a significant fall given the delivery of the A320neo in ever greater numbers but given the peculiar market conditions they are remaining surprisingly stable with short term rentals being slightly higher than might have been forecast even a year ago. When a…

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October 14, 2019
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Lower Interest Rates Contain Rentals
With interest rates contained – and even reduced – the effect on lease rates is inevitably to see either lower or stable levels although current market forces may see some mutant changes. The U.S. has recently reduced interest rates and with economic weakness around the globe, other central banks are…

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October 14, 2019
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