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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Values of B747-8I Fall Into Abyss
Even before Covid the values of the B747-8 were imploding and as such the pandemic has merely made the obvious all too painfully obvious – that the B747-8 was another failure for Boeing just as much as the B757-300 and B767-400. The B747-8 was designed to be the first lengthened…

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December 6, 2021
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Aircraft Asset Assessment - B747-8I
Market Presence. The development of the B747-8I improved the operating economics of the type but with the move towards twins and a changing market structure this was not enough to induce replacement orders for the -400. There is little to commend the -8I and the availability of such an aircraft…

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December 6, 2021
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Turboprop Residuals Take Account of New Models
The values – both current and future - of turboprops have been able to enjoy a measure of reasonable stability for a decade or more partly because of the absence of any major changes to the product line but with Embraer seeking to enter this segment of the market and…

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December 6, 2021
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Outlook for 2022 Likely to See Stuttering Recovery
Widebodies Again Bear Brunt of Uncertainty The spread of the Omicron variant has caused many countries to either impose additional restrictions on international travelers or to ban international flights altogether, thus delaying the recovery of the international market and the values of larger aircraft. The Covid Event always had the…

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December 6, 2021
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Visualizing Residual Risk – Long Term Widebody Residuals & ESG
In the second instalment of Visualizing Residual Risk, residual values are examined in the context of long term widebody residuals and ESG. In announcing the launch of the A350F, Airbus indicates that the type will remain in production for at least another ten years through to 2035. Even before the…

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December 6, 2021
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Future Potential Surplus May Undermine Strong Freighter Values
History Demonstrates Volatility of Freighter Values The market for freighters has been one of the few categories of aircraft to enjoy a measure of strength during the catastrophe that is the Covid Event but there is a question mark as to whether the aircraft due to be converted can find…

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November 22, 2021
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Asking Prices Remain Optimistic
The market continues to be weak for most passenger aircraft but demand is improving and this is allowing owners to place aircraft onto the market in the hope that a sale can be secured. A 1991 B747-400 (MSN 24730 ex-Japan Air Self-Defence Force) is on the market for $3.5 million.…

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November 22, 2021
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Baseline Lease Rental Terms Start to Return to “Normal”
The LRM (Lease Rental Matrix), which determines the average lease length and the adjustment to quoted lease rentals to reflect longer or shorter terms, has seen an improvement over the last six months as traffic has improved. Lease terms can vary considerably and are to a large extent dependent on…

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November 22, 2021
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