FOR CURRENT &
FUTURE AIRCRAFT VALUES
Subscribe Now
Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Engine Values of Newer Aircraft Hold Firm
There is a generally held perception that engines hold their value much better than the airframes they power and though values of the older generation engines are suffering, the values of mid-life engines are indeed remaining reasonably stable. Though engines do hold their value through to their mid-life, they also…

Read more

March 21, 2016
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The Fokker 100 Market Presence. The total of 278 deliveries for the Fokker 100 represented something of a success for a European manufacturer though the number pales against the deliveries made by U.S. manufacturers and more recently Embraer and Bombardier. The orders secured from American, and the then USAirways, were…

Read more

March 21, 2016
AVN
ERJ145 Values Face Further Problems
The values of the ERJ145 continue to be under severe pressure as a result of the move to larger capacity equipment and due to the ageing of the fleet. The filing of Chapter 11 by Republic who operate 33 ERJ145s has not helped the predicament of the type. Republic, through…

Read more

March 21, 2016
AVN
Low Inflation Rates Prevent Rise in Values
But Lower Prices Help to Stimulate Traffic & Therefore Demand The low rate of inflation continues to have an impact on used values due to the virtual stagnation of new aircraft pricing. While there are a myriad of factors that affect aircraft values, inflation remains one of principal drivers though…

Read more

March 21, 2016
AVN
CSeries Values Remain Static Despite Air Canada Order
Despite the commitment of Air Canada to order a potential 75 CSeries aircraft and the service entry of in the coming months, the values of the type remain under pressure. The Air Canada commitment for 45 firm orders and 30 options, due for delivery in the 2016-2022 time frame, represents…

Read more

March 7, 2016
AVN
Values of Turboprops Remain Stable Despite Fuel
The lower price of fuel, which should seemingly allow operators to fly regional jets more efficiently, has not had an impact on the values of turboprops as demand for used equipment remains robust. The turboprop market is one that is largely ignored by the air transport community primarily as the…

Read more

March 7, 2016
AVN
Lease Encumbered Values Take On New Significance
Transactions Increasingly Focus on Attached Lease 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…

Read more

March 7, 2016
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment
ATR72-600 Market Presence. As with the ATR42, orders for the ATR72 proved elusive in 2003 but improved in the last few years by a significant amount. The orders for the -600 now amount to more than 487. Production of the ATR72-600 has been increased and the backlog now amounts to…

Read more

February 22, 2016
AVN