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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Asset Value An Irrelevance for Chapter 2 Values
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. As is to be expected a significant…

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October 21, 2013
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Freighter Lease Rentals Fail To Advance
The parting out of a B747-400BCF only six years after being converted is a sad indictment of the state of the airfreight market. Serial number 27070 was built in 1994 and operated by Singapore Airlines until being acquired by Cathay Pacific in 2007 and converted to a freighter. The aircraft…

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October 21, 2013
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Sale of Five Air India B777-200LRs to Etihad for “$500 million”
The purchase of five used B777-200LRs by Etihad from Air India after such a short period of service points to potentially changing market conditions for the -200LR and therefore lower residuals. The five B777-200LRs were delivered to Air India in 2007 and 2008 and are therefore only some six years…

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October 21, 2013
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B777-300 Values Fail to Inspire
The limited operator base, a consequence of limited performance due to the arrival of the -300ER, continues to plague values of the type and cause a constant decline. The -300 has been under pressure for a number of years, even before the onset of the recession. The limited range of…

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October 21, 2013
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B777-300
Market Presence. The -300 has been in service for thirteen years. The limited range of the -300, at least with respect to the capability of most other current widebodies, makes it suited to the needs of a relatively limited number of operators. The operator base is dominated by Asian carriers…

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October 21, 2013
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B777-9X Residuals Likely To Perform Well After Cautious Start Values of All “First Batch” of New Aircraft Require Fuller Analysis
The order from Lufthansa for 34 of the yet to be formally launched B777-9X, along with 25 A350-900s, represents a significant step for the new type but also raises the question of how to deal with values of the initial batch of aircraft given recent events with other types. The…

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October 7, 2013
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Values of Freighters Continue to Struggle Even As World Economy Grows
The values of freighters continue to find the market difficult even though airfreight volumes are showing slight improvements. IATA reports that for August 2013 airfreight traffic increased by some 01.8 percent compared to the previous and that for the first eight months of 2013, traffic increased by 0.7 percent. This…

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October 7, 2013
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Values of Younger Aircraft Continue to Fall
The market conditions are such that there are relatively few major changes to values taking place. There are many countries around the world that have formal and informal limits on the age of aircraft that can be imported and leased. The airlines themselves may also avoid older aircraft even if…

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October 7, 2013
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