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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
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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Values of New Aircraft Confused with Net Prices
A new aircraft straight off the production line can attract a number of different figures in terms of values and price and a lack of definition can sometimes cause confusion. The manufacturers issue List Prices for their aircraft each and every year. These list prices have increasingly lost their relevance…

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October 7, 2013
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Expansion of Operating Stabilizes Rentals
The market for the turboprop operating lease continues to be expand as investors appreciate the sometimes greater margins that are available. The expansion of the operating lease will eventually lead to greater competition, thereby potentially impacting lease rentals. However, the current leasing market for turboprops perhaps can be equated to…

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October 7, 2013
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Early A320 Asking Prices Approximate Scrap Values
The values of more modern Airbus aircraft have been comparable to those of competitors but inevitably, and in common with all manufacturers, there are some types that have not proved so popular in the long term and values have fallen. A 1989 A300-600RSF has an asking price of $6 million…

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October 7, 2013
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A319
Market Presence. The market has seen the introduction of many new operators but nearly all have favored the larger narrowbody variants. The new and expanding Asian carriers have sufficient traffic to warrant the use of larger aircraft. The focus on the 150 rather than the 130 seaters raises the question…

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September 23, 2013
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Boeing Asking Prices Continue to Exhibit Wide Range
There continues to be a wide range of asking prices for aircraft, particularly the older examples where maintenance condition and specification represents a significant portion of the overall value. A 1999 B737-300 is on the market for $5.9 million. Although this aircraft is expected to be one of the last…

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September 23, 2013
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Value Convergence for B767-300ER
The extensive product life cycle of the B767-300ER and the limited number of upgrades inevitably reduces the age related premium of those examples delivered in the final years of the program. The B767-300ER was first delivered in February 1988 to American Airlines and deliveries are still being made today. Engines,…

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September 23, 2013
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