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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Market Values Achieve Stability - Mostly
The market may be suffering from a plethora of corporate collapses but thus far the workhorses of the narrowbody fleet – the A320 and B737-800 – are enjoying some stability in values. The market for airlines is not positive. While demand is still high and load factors are at near…

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May 27, 2019
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Values of A330-200 Continue to Suffer from End of Product Life Cycle
The values of the A330-200 continue to experience a downward trend, with the last six months seeing a fall in excess of eight percent. At the time of the A330-200 launch in 1995 Airbus anticipated that the market for the 250-300-seat segment amounted to some 3,000 units over a 20…

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May 27, 2019
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World Trade Issues Set to Impact Rentals?
The best that can be said for the trend in airfreight growth is that it is uncertain. The increase for March was virtually non-existent and indeed for the first three months of 2019, there was a fall in traffic. The global economy continues to suffer from the lack of progress…

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May 27, 2019
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United 2EETC 019-1 Highlights Difference In Value of Even New Aircraft
The issuance of the EETC 2019-1 for United Airlines highlights the difference of opinion in three appraisers. The 25 aircraft comprise nine B737-9s delivered between November 2018 and May 2019 and featuring a MTOW of 194,700lbs. There are six B787-10s and ten E175 Enhanced aircraft. The EETC draws upon maintenance…

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May 27, 2019
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B737-900 Values Stable Due to Engine Prices
The values of the -900 can perhaps be likened to those of the A321-100 which similarly has not been the most successful of variants. The existing operators of the type number only six with Alaska and United possessing nearly 50 percent of the fleet, a statistic that has barely changed…

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May 27, 2019
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Aircraft Market Assessment
The B757-300 Market Presence. The final sales tally of the –300 at 55 represented a disappointment for Boeing but it is interesting that the B797 is now targeting a portion of this seating capacity. The limited number of deliveries needs to be placed into the context of an overall successful…

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May 13, 2019
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Widebody Rentals Fail to Advance
The market for used widebodies remains reasonable but the rentals are failing to improve despite traffic growth. The manufacturers are more able to match production with demand and are delivering new aircraft in reasonable quantities even if Airbus rates are low. In the first three months of 2019 Airbus delivered…

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May 13, 2019
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Remarketing B737-900ER Becomes Ever More Difficult
The market for the B737-900ER is proving to be difficult in view of the restricted operator base and the clear preference for the A321-200. The B737-900ER arrived late to the market, long after the A321 had established itself. For some years Boeing did not consider that a larger aircraft than…

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May 13, 2019
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