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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
A340-300 Values Achieve Measure of Stability
The fall in the price of fuel has played an important part of forestalling any further sharp decline in values of the A340-300. Indeed operators are actually seeking out units. The four engined configuration for medium sized widebodies had been overtaken by events such that values of existing units have…

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February 9, 2015
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Record Orders Fail to Advance Values
Even though Boeing had a good year for widebody orders – Airbus less so – and deliveries are increasing there is a sense that any rise in values needs to be seen in the context of lower fuel prices, at least temporarily. Values and Ratings courtesy of The Aircraft Value…

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February 9, 2015
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Twin Turbine Helicopter Values Face Pressures
The fall in the price of fuel has inevitably had a knock on effect on the demand patterns for helicopters which ultimately has implications for values. There exists a more direct correlation between the demand for helicopters from the energy sector to the price of oil. Approximately 20 percent of…

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February 9, 2015
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Airbus List Prices for 2015 Rise by 3.3%
Airbus list prices for 2015 show a rise of nearly 3.3 percent across all aircraft types but the difficulty will be in translating this rise into net base pricing for new orders and in achieving an increase in profitability. The rise in list prices quoted by Airbus are largely an…

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January 26, 2015
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B737-800 Values Attract Premium Over A320
The B737-800 may have been in service for some 17 years but on a comparable year basis values of the -800 are still showing a premium over a similar aged A320. The B737-800 has managed to retain the crown for so many years and still achieves top billing but as…

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January 26, 2015
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B747-8F Values Continue to Decline As Fuel Prices Tumble
Even the potential order for three more B747-8Fs from Silk Way Airlines cannot disguise the difficulties facing the B747-8. Production rates of the B747-8 have fallen to virtually uneconomic levels. In 2014 only 19 were delivered, representing less than two per month. Suppliers of components for the B747-8 cannot be…

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January 26, 2015
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B757 Values Face Tough Times as Allegiant Halves Book Value
The values of the B757 have been deteriorating in recent years as the type has lost its relevance in a changing market structure and as maintenance issues have taken their toll. Allegiant Air announced in late December 2014 that it was taking a $43.2 million noncash impairment charge on its…

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January 26, 2015
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Price of Stage 2 Aircraft Irrelevant
Placing a value on an asset suggests that it has some appeal beyond that of an existing operator or owner but unfortunately in the case of Chapter 2 aircraft interest is so limited as to make most types unsuitable for asset based financing. The Aircraft Rating (Value Rating courtesy of…

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January 26, 2015
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