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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
MD83 Values Remain At Scrap Levels
This will be the last time that the MD83 will be covered in Aircraft Value News because the type has not been suitable for asset based lending for 15 years – perhaps even longer. Despite still being the most desirable of MD80 variants, the fortunes of the MD83 have experienced…

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July 8, 2019
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Values of Some Newer Widebodies Fall
The values of some newer widebodies are falling as new types are delivered and because of the weakness being experienced in some international markets. There are a number of types still in production that are either in the process of being replaced or have a very limited backlog and this…

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July 8, 2019
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CFM56 & V2500 Engine Values Remain Stable Despite Arrival of New Aircraft
The Trent 500 that powers the A340-600 has an LLP cost of over $6 million and a shop visit cost of approximately $7 million. Based on engines that have 5,000 cycles (half life) remaining then the arithmetic calculation suggests that the LLP value is $12 million with half life between…

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July 8, 2019
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Values of A321-100 Fail to Impress
The values of the A321 overall may be enjoying some stability but the same cannot be said for the -100 variant except that having reached scrap levels they can hardly fall any further. Any variant that carries the -100 designation is likely to face residual value issues and the A321-100…

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July 8, 2019
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Values of CRJ900 Continue to Tumble
The historical trend of CRJ900 values highlights the problems associated with a variable new pricing and relatively limited market opportunities. The values of the CRJ900 initially enjoyed some stability when entering service in the early 2000’s. Operators had been seeking more capacity ever since the CRJ100 had entered service a…

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June 10, 2019
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The ERJ145 Market Presence. Part of the structure of the ERJ145 can be traced to the successful EMB120 Brasilia. The airframe is therefore something of a known quantity in terms of being able to cope with the short sector lengths. The ability of the regional jets to offer a similar…

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June 10, 2019
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Widebody Rentals Remain Under Pressure
The market for widebodies is not as strong as for narrowbodies with lease rentals remaining under pressure as a result of higher fuel prices and weaker yields. Leasing the widebodies on a vanilla operating lease poses more risk for the lessor. While the returns can be higher and more certain…

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June 10, 2019
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Regional Aircraft List Prices Fail to Rise
Level of Discounting Still Less than Larger Aircraft While the list prices published by the manufacturers of larger commercial jets continue to present a substantive disconnect with the values of new aircraft, the list prices of regional jet makers have better, if still divergent, correlation. The difference between list prices…

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June 10, 2019
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