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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
E190 Values Start to Take Note of E2
The 98-passenger Embraer 190 is a member of a family of commercial jets which have now been in service for over a decade. However, in the face of competitors such as the Superjet 100 and the MRJ, the E-Jet family is beginning to show its age, hence the development of…

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October 29, 2018
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A350-900ULR Values Will Not Suffer Same Fate as A340-500
The re-launch of the direct Singapore-Newark route by Singapore Airlines using the new A350-900ULR variant will fortunately not likely see the same fate for residual values of the A340-500 or even B777-200LR. Singapore-Newark route, a distance of nearly 8,235 nautical miles, takes some 19 hours but was last flown by…

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October 29, 2018
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Values of Outgoing E-Jets Under Pressure
The market for the E190 is likely to prove more difficult in the coming years as it appears that a number will be coming onto the market. On behalf of Air Canada, Skyworks Leasing has arranged the sale of 25 E190 aircraft to Beautech Power Systems. Air Canada is gradually…

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October 29, 2018
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Maintenance Reserves Need to Account for Realistic D Check Costs
Maintenance reserves charged by lessors on both narrowbody and widebody aircraft need to be adequately reflect the real cost of such major maintenance. While the cost of performing the major airframe maintenance on aircraft pales against the costs associated with overhauling the engines and replacing their LLPs, the cost of…

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October 29, 2018
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Widebody Rentals Still Weaker Than Expected
With above trend traffic growth widebody lease rentals should be strong but instead they appear to be weakening. Naturally the replacement cycle is in full swing with the arrival of the B787-9 and A350 in numbers. The B777-9 is ever closer to service entry and the A330neo has just arrived.…

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October 29, 2018
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B787-8 Set to Lose B Aircraft Rating
Boeing is having to reboot the -8 after having focused on the -9 and -10 perhaps a bit too much but to a large extent it appears that the relative attraction of the -8 is fading as predicted. The B787 may have cost $30 billion to date or even more.…

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October 1, 2018
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Outgoing Widebody Values Suffer
The market for most widebodies continues to be at odds to traffic growth with values for continuing to fall. The arrival of new products and the divesting of older types is contributing to the lack luster nature of the widebody market. The virtual wholesale replacement of the widebody product line…

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October 1, 2018
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. While Boeing sought to capitalize on the delays to the A380 they ignored their own problems with respect to the B787 and then the B747-8. Public relations, customer perceptions and most of all finances, have been adversely affected by the difficulties. The first 65 aircraft required some degree…

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October 1, 2018
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