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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
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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Reducing Storage Aids Regional Jet Rentals
The market for regional jets over the course of the eighteen months has been geocentric with the U.S. fleet notably employed while others have languished in storage. Storage alone does not necessarily dictate lease rentals but it does provide evidence as to potential demand and the ability of lessors to…

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November 22, 2021
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Freighter Values At Their Peak
The airfreight market continues to enjoy strong growth with cargo traffic being some nine percent higher than the same period in 2019. When compared to September 2020 traffic is some 15 percent greater. The demand for airfreight, as detailed above, continues to show sustained growth not least because of some…

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November 22, 2021
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B787-8 Values Fail to Recover from Covid
The market for the B787-8 remains muted and there is every expectation that in constrast to other widebodies in production, even values of new exmaples will have difficulty in being restored to pre-Covid levels for a number of years. During the late 1990s, Boeing began considering replacement aircraft programmes as…

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November 22, 2021
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Aircraft Asset Assessment - A310-300
Market Presence. The A310-300 at least features a two-person cockpit though it lacks the sophistication of the later Airbus product range. The powerplants remained reasonably competitive for a number of years. Operational flexibility of the A310-300 varies considerably depending on the MTOW and whether additional fuel tanks are fitted in…

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November 8, 2021
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A320neo Family Production Rate Hike Risks Undermining Mid Life Values
Lessors of mid-life A320ceos and A321ceos could become increasingly concerned about the values of mid life examples as Airbus announces plans to increase production of the A320neo family to 65 per month by mid 2023. In addition, the production rate of the A220 is set to increase from five to…

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November 8, 2021
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Distressed Value Discounting Eases for Newer Narrowbodies
The supply and demand equation is improving for the newer narrowbodies and this is allowing distressed sale discount levels to be reduced for a number of aircraft. The ever tighter financial requirements means that the sale of aircraft in a short timeframe is even more relevant. The level of discounting…

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November 8, 2021
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