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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Values of Axed Gulfstream G150 Experience Major Declines
Gulfstream has opted to finally cease production of the G150 in 2017 after battling to sustain viable production rates in recent years. With a handful of deliveries in the last two years the final $16 million unit will be delivered in 2017 after some ten years of production. Approximately 123…

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October 17, 2016
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Rentals Continue to Fall for Older Examples
The lease rentals of older widebody aircraft continue to fall as the market moves to newer types. Sale and leaseback transactions, which constitute an increasingly large proportion of new aircraft deliveries, continue to involve higher lease rates than those attributed to vanilla dry operating lease rentals. Lease rentals are provided…

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October 17, 2016
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Changing Market Structure Impacting Residual Values
The market structure, as it impacts values, is not a constant but is rather continually changing such that the aircraft held in high regard today will not be so sought after in the future, requiring that residual value projections anticipate such changes rather than extrapolate past trends. To appreciate the…

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October 17, 2016
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Traffic Still Above Trend But Values Fail to Rise
Transition to New Types Will Also Constrain Values Through to End of Decade The latest result from IATA for passenger traffic continues to show growth above the long term trend but values for both new and used aircraft over the last twelve months have failed to increase. Values and lease…

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October 17, 2016
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Utilization Adjustment Can Result in 20 Percent Value Difference
There are many quantifiable factors that impact the value of an aircraft but the of utilization remains somewhat subjective. The effect of a differing maintenance status on the value of an aircraft can be significant and as a proportion of the value increases over time. For a ten year old…

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October 17, 2016
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Market for Narrowbodies Remains Strong
The market for newer narrowbodies remains strong with any decline being more age related than due to the transition to new types. The mainstream A320s and B737-800s continue to be in demand though some operators are struggling to cope with lower yields resulting from increased competition and fluctuating fuel prices.…

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October 17, 2016
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Manufacturers Support Programs Vital for Business Jet Values
The value of larger business jets can be severely compromised in the event the aircraft does not have a manufacturers support program in place. There are various manufacturers program for business jets. An engine support program is considered to be something of a necessity to maintain the value of the…

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October 3, 2016
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Values of Older A330-300s Continue to Suffer
Values of Newer Examples Also Fall But More By Association The values of the A330-300 remain under scrutiny as the development of the A330neo continues apace but the emphasis of any decline is clearly on the older rather than newer examples. The values of post 2002 A330-300s have also been…

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October 3, 2016
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