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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Values of Older Widebodies Stutter
The values of mid age widebodies continue to suffer as the issue of value convergence takes hold and as production of outgoing models looms such as the A330ceo and B777. The arrival of new products and the divesting of older types is contributing to the lack luster nature of the…

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January 21, 2019
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Prices of New A320s Hardly Changed in 20 Years
The value of a new A320ceo (low gross weight, non sharklet, no SpaceFlex) at less than $42 million is virtually the same as 20 years ago. When entering service in 1988 the value of a new A320 approximated just over $30 million. The value of a new A320 increased rapidly…

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January 21, 2019
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Values of A319 Continue to Taper Down
The historical trend for values of the A319 initially showed some relative resilience but since 2009 have continued to slide down even if the rate of fall has slowed for the older examples in recent years. The value of the A319 in 1998 was approximately $35 million and because the…

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January 21, 2019
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values is based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures represent adjustments for offer and sale prices,…

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January 7, 2019
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Competitive Pricing of New Aircraft Continues to Impact Used Values The record backlog is not preventing the two principal protagonists from engaging in significant competition, thereby affecting new net pricing and used values of both narrowbodies and widebodies. The combined backlog of Airbus and Boeing amounted to over 13,100 aircraft…

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January 7, 2019
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Values Strong As Engines Continue to Turn
With the delivery rate having much improved since service entry and with the type receiving good reviews from operators, values are remaining stable. While many B787-9s have been grounded due to problems with the Trent engines, the Rolls-Royce engine variant used on the A350-900 is thus far performing well. However,…

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December 10, 2018
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Disappointing E2 Orders Could Impact Residual Values
The recent service entry of the Embraer E2 should be the occasion for celebration but at present the limited number of orders for the type and the uncertainty with respect to the takeover by Boeing provides for a measure of uncertainty with respect to current and future market values. In…

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December 10, 2018
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Scope Research Highlights Vulnerability of Aircraft Values
Older Types Face Prospect of Higher Declines When Weakness Occurs Research from Scope Ratings GmbH shows that far from experiencing the three percent annual fall illustrated in EETC offerings, the more usual decline is approximately nine percent annum, rising to nearly 25 percent when a shock to the market occurs.…

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December 10, 2018
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