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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Values of Hondajet Compare Favorably With Larger Biz Jets
Creating not only a new aircraft but also a new airframe manufacturing entity devoid of government support is a daunting and rarely successful venture but Hondajet appears to have introduced a model that is meeting the needs of customers and in providing The time taken to bring the light jet…

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October 2, 2017
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Improving Freighter Market Aids Values
The airfreight market in 2017 has enjoyed growth not seen for a number of years and this has allowed values to enjoy a measure of After nearly a decade of suffering from weak results that lead to speculation that there was no future for airfreight, the recent improvement in traffic…

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October 2, 2017
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Market for B737-800s Remains Tight Aiding Values
Even though the B737-8 has entered service, the demand for the outgoing B737-800 remains sufficiently strong to ensure competition for any used aircraft that enters the market. IATA may have reported slower traffic growth for July compared to June rising by 6.2 percent but this is still significantly above the…

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October 2, 2017
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Some Widebody Rentals Remain Under Pressure
With still above trend traffic growth even in the international arena there may be an expectation that lease rentals would remain stable but for the larger widebodies in particular, the relative strength of lease rentals is not dependent on traffic growth alone. Major influences impacting widebody lease include the arrival…

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October 2, 2017
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Use of Maintenance List Prices Hike “Values” to New Levels
With the engine manufacturers continuing to increase list prices for spares by a rate far greater than inflation year on year the list price of taking an aircraft from half to full life has seen a significant increase that makes such an application of little use when considering an aircraft…

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September 18, 2017
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B747-400F Values Beginning to Stabilize
The market for airfreight has improved during the course of this year and there is some evidence that because demand has outstripped supply yields have improved and that this be requiring more parked aircraft to be returned to service. The B747-400F received its first order in 1989 and the service…

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September 18, 2017
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Older Widebodies Still Falling Despite Retention & Interior Refurbishments
The decline in values of older widebodies continues even as operators refurbish interiors to establish comparable comfort levels to newer types. United Airlines has recently introduced its upgraded Polaris interior which will feature on 14 of its 35 B767-300ERs but such investment is no indication that the value of such…

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September 18, 2017
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Scope Clauses Restrictions Seen As Easing in Coming Years Aiding RJ Values
The scope clause restrictions that have pervaded the U.S. aviation market for decades have the potential to be eased in the coming years which would aid the values of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet. Th development of the MRJ was delayed by a further two years in January this year until…

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September 18, 2017
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