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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Debate over Date of First Flight versus Date of Delivery Continues
While lease rentals tend to be determined on the basis of the year of build, values continue to be calculated on the month of build although “build date” can continue to mean different things to different appraisers. Some appraisers in establishing the “build date” will use the date of delivery…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 2, 2018
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United 2018-1 EETC Sees Strong Values for Some Aircraft
The United Airlines Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate (EETC) for 2018 sees a total of 16 aircraft being placed into the 2018-1 package with reasonably consistent values being provided by three appraisers. The aircraft comprise the two B737-800s, six B737-9s, five B787-9s and three B777-300ERs representing a mix of very good…

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April 2, 2018
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Appetite for Airliner VVIPs Remain Limited
The development of dedicated long range business jets, the long lead times and the existing inventory of the converted airliners continues to limit the appetite for airliner types although the emergence of A380s and A340-500/-600s onto the market offers a solution. Usually a limited operator basis is usually seen as…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 2, 2018
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Maintenance Reserves Typically Higher Than End of Lease Payments
The maintenance reserves paid by lessees to lessors can be typically higher than the lump sum end of lease payments but the calculation of the full life adjustment as it relates to the value of the aircraft usually equates to the end of lease payment. The calculation for maintenance reserves…

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April 2, 2018
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A340-300 Values at Scrap Levels
The values of the A340-300 have continued to fall such they are now at virtually scrap levels. At least 40 have been scrapped and a similar number are lying idle in storage with little likelihood of being returned to service. The aircraft has increasingly been replaced by newer twins and…

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April 2, 2018
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ATR72-600 Rates Return from Precipice
The market for the latest, larger turboprops has not been stable over the last 12-18 months. Some of the seemingly more marketable turboprops have been experiencing considerable volatility associated with an extending product life cycle and greater used availability with the ATR72-600 being particularly impacted. The -600 indeed suffered during…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 2, 2018
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Lease Encumbered Current Market Values
As the number of aircraft traded on a standalone basis diminishes, aircraft values are increasingly needing to assess the value of the attached lease – the Lease Encumbered Current Market Value (LECMV) or Securitized Value (SV). The number and more importantly, the proportion of aircraft being leased has been increasing…

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By: Aircraft Value News
March 19, 2018
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Lessors Seek to Minimize Widebody Reconfiguration Costs
Costs Can Be Contained by Advanced Planning The lessors have always tended to shy away from leasing the larger widebodies because of the more limited remarketing opportunities and the sometimes substantial reconfiguration costs and extended timescales when moving aircraft between lessees. The narrowbodies usually require little reconfiguration not least because…

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By: Aircraft Value News
March 19, 2018
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