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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
B777-9 Delay Forces Causes Problems for Current & Residual Values
The delay of at least another two years for the B777-9 is causing problems when calculating the current and residual values of the type. When launched in 2013, the B777-9 was scheduled to enter service in 2019 and even as of 2018, the type was expected to be only a…

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May 9, 2022
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CRJ700 Values Fail to Inspire
The market for the CRJ700 has been in negative territory for more than a decade as the market has long since moved to alternative types and as such values continue to experience weakness. The Covid Event has not been kind to the CRJ700. Whereas other regional jets have experienced strong…

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April 25, 2022
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Aircraft Asset Assessment - CRJ700
Market Presence. There are approximately 211 CRJ700s in active service but another 60 are inactive. 30 operators. The operator base is particularly small and this limits the potential for remarketing. Skywest Airlines is by far the largest operator and along with PSA, these two operators possess more than two thirds…

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April 25, 2022
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Residual Value Risk Assessment Takes on Greater Significance
Covid Event Sees Need to Assess Potential for Value Volatility The unprecedented movement in aircraft values caused by Coronavirus-19 has made it necessary for regulators, auditors and aircraft owners to place greater emphasis on assessing potential risk particularly with respect to the current and residual values. The effect of the…

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April 25, 2022
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Widebody Values Under Pressure As EASA Ends “Preighters”
While the international market is improving, traffic remains considerably below pre-Covid levels which means that there remain a significant number of widebodies still in storage and with EASA not extending approval for preighters there exists the potential for a delay to the recovery. As of early April 2022, there were…

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April 25, 2022
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Maintenance Reserves & EOL Payments Expected to See Significant Rise
The inflationary effects on the maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) business as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine and the Covid Event are already beginning to be felt and this will inevitably see operators paying more both in terms of hourly maintenance reserves and End of Lease compensation payments. During…

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April 25, 2022
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Freighter Rates Rise on Higher Interest Rates
The demand for airfreight is experiencing a number of opposing forces but overall the effect is sufficiently positive as to allow lease rentals to continue to rise. IATA data: The move to higher rentals is irresistible given the rate of inflation. The general consumer price inflation for the G7 countries…

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April 25, 2022
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Values of New Regional Jets Rise
Regional jet values have seen a variety of fortunes over the last three years with some types seeing heavy discounting while others have been in short supply but as the overall market recovers so too are the values of newer examples. The regional jet market is inevitably dominated by the…

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April 25, 2022
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