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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
New Version of Winglet Could Become Standard
A premium will be justified for the B737NG as the new Split-Scimitar winglet, originally designed for the B737MAX, is incorporated as a retrofit on the B737NG. The Split-Scimitar winglets, designed by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), was originally mooted in 2011 though the concept can be traced back as far as…

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June 3, 2013
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Values of Freighters Start to Hold Steady
After a period of considerable weakness the more stable airfreight market is allowing freighter values to remain steady though the last quarter has still a fall for some types. The Aircraft Rating (Aircraft Value Analysis Rating www.aircraftvalues.net; www.aircraftvalues.com) reflects the considered suitability for asset based financing over a five to…

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June 3, 2013
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Values of Last B767-300ERs Continue to Languish
The values of “last of the line” aircraft have historically failed to inspire and the B767-300ER is no exception as MIAT Mongolian Airlines accepts one of the few -300ERs to be delivered in recent years. The B767-300ER has now secured 583 orders of which 575 have been delivered leaving a…

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June 3, 2013
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Older Aircraft Continue to be Displaced By New Leaving Values Languishing
While the discussion over aircraft service lives continues to be debated, the arrival of new aircraft continue to displace the older types. Though more than 1,200 new aircraft are being delivered each year, the size of the world’s operational fleet is failing to increase by the same margin. As is…

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May 20, 2013
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Cancellation of Five Orders Piles Pressure on Residuals
The values of the B747-8 are expected to continue to suffer as the orderbook actually declines rather than increases. The cancellation of five B747-8I orders by DAE Capital, a not unexpected event, results in an orderbook of only 40 units for the relatively new aircraft of which 14 have been…

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May 20, 2013
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Values of the B737-900 Continue to Stumble
There is no disguising the limited attraction of the stretch to the -800 and how weak the prospects are for residual values. The B737-900 was launched in November 1997, some four years after the -700 was launched. Major assembly on the -900 was started in late 1999. The first delivery…

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May 20, 2013
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Values of A319 and B737-700 Fail to Inspire
The values of the A319 and B737-700 continue to suffer as the market increasingly favors either larger or new models. The market for the A319 and B737-700 has been suffering for some time with notable a decline in values for both types during the course of the last eighteen months.…

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May 20, 2013
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Lease Rentals Generally Hold Steady
The previous twelve months has seen a variety of changes to narrowbody lease rentals, few of which have been positive. The competition among lessors continues to be intense and combined with a record period of low interest rates, lease rentals have been fluctuating. Both Airbus and Boeing are quickly filling…

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May 20, 2013
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