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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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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Freighter Values Have Potential to Rise
Airfreight traffic during 2018 has settled down to more realistic levels but at least there continues to be a trend towards growth rather than stagnation and the thawing of trade relations between the U.S. and China may provide a boost for traffic flows which require the large freighter aircraft. The…

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December 10, 2018
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B737-900ER Values Fall Below the -800
In sharp contrast to the A321, the values of the -900ER have continued to fall such that the variant is mainly worth less than the smaller -800. In the spring of 2001, Boeing started studying the possibility of a -900X featuring more range and allowing more seats to be fitted.…

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November 26, 2018
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A321-100 Historical Values Fail to Inspire Confidence in -100 Nomenclatures
The behavior of A321-100 values over the last 20 years has clearly illustrated the problems that an initial variant can face if the specification is lacking. The A321-100 features a stretch of approximately 20 feet compared to the A320-200. The MTOW of the -100 can vary between 78 tonnes, less…

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November 26, 2018
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. As a member of the B737NG family the fate of the -900ER is somewhat assured. The use of extra fuel tanks provides the range while the extra exits offers operators the necessary capacity to compensate for the higher weight - and cost. The extra tanks, which can be…

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November 26, 2018
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Growth in Freighter Fleet Fails to Bolster Values Of Older Types
Values of Older Aircraft Dependent on Conversion Were it not for the large number of freighter conversions of the B747-200 in the 1980s and 1990s, the A300s in the 1990s, the B747-400s and B757s in the 2000s and the B737-400s in the 2010s, values of the passenger aircraft no longer…

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November 26, 2018
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Dash8-400 Values Face Some Uncertainty as Viking Takes Over
Values of the Dash8-400 are expected to experience a measure of uncertainty due to the acquisition of the program by the experienced Viking company. In November 2018, Longview Aviation Capital Corporation, the parent of Viking Air, announced its intention to acquire the Dash8-400 from Bombardier for $300 million. The deal…

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November 26, 2018
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