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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Newer Widebody Rentals Reflect Stable Market
The lease rentals of widebodies are generally holding steady though some older types, including those of early B777-300ERs are experiencing some weakness. The international market continues to expand with traffic continuing to meet or exceed expectations though the amount of business related traffic remains fragile. Demand for newer widebodies continues…

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June 29, 2015
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Regional Jets Values at Their Peak
The transition of the regional jet market to new types is inevitably taking its toll on the current generation of regional jets. After experiencing a prolonged period of improvement and then stability, values of most regional jets are now either stable or edging downwards. The arrival of the Embraer E2…

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June 29, 2015
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Lease Rentals of Early B737-800s Set to Fall “30%” in Four Years
While the B737-800 still remains the most desirable of narrowbodies for the leasing community the lease rentals of the early examples are set to fall in the coming years as leases expire, as production of new aircraft continues and as the transition to the B737-MAX8 takes hold. The first B737-800s…

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June 15, 2015
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Decline in A340-300 Values Less Pronounced
The fall in the price of fuel has played a major role in delaying the decline in values of the A340-300 but there can be no escaping the wider lack of interest in the type despite the best efforts of the OEMs. The number of A340-300s in storage has failed…

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June 15, 2015
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A380 Values Being Tested
With the Malaysia Airlines A380 and Skymark aircraft likely to be remarketed then the market for the type is being tested sooner than expected. The A380 is still suffering from a dearth of orders from airlines and this is a concern. Values are already deteriorating though this has been anticipated…

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June 15, 2015
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A380
Market Presence. When the A380 was launched and based on the initial entry into service date, a stretch to the A380 was already expected in the next few years. The engine manufacturers on the A380 have long since being offering higher thrust engines capable of powering the stretch. The delays…

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June 15, 2015
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Price of Aircraft “Barely” Rise Over 20 Years Impacting Used Aircraft Values
While the low inflation rates over the last years and the expectation that such levels will be maintained through to the end of the decade have inevitably been viewed as major contributing factors to the lack of improvement in the value of new aircraft, the last 25 years has seen…

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June 15, 2015
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Values of Older A330s Decline But Freighter Offers Potential Respite
The values of the older A330s are continuing to decline as the focus remains on the newer more versatile types – the first 242 tonne version for example has just been delivered to Delta - but with the progress being made on the conversion program there is at least the…

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June 15, 2015
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