FOR CURRENT &
FUTURE AIRCRAFT VALUES
Subscribe Now
Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Widebody Values Stable As Market Bottoms Out
The world economy may be experiencing a slight improvement with passenger traffic recovering but values have to overcome problems associated with storage, yields, finance, production rates, and lease rentals. Fortunately, with lease rentals beginning to rise there is growing evidence that values of most widebodies in production have bottomed out…

Read more

August 2, 2010
AVN
A310-300 Values Continue to Decline
The values of the A310-300 have experienced a considerable fall in recent years but a measure of stability may be evident. The consistently low level of availability was being achieved partly because of the appetite for conversion but the recession has dampened enthusiasm for such modifications. There were at one…

Read more

August 2, 2010
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: A310-300
Market Presence. The A310-300 at least features a two-person cockpit though it lacks the sophistication of other members of the Airbus product range. The powerplants remain reasonably competitive and the interior offers marketing opportunities for large and small operators. The relative youth of the program ensures that adverse maintenance issues…

Read more

August 2, 2010
AVN
Farnborough Orders Provide Breathing Space for Narrowbody Residuals
The large number of orders placed for the existing B737NG and A320 family members provides reassurance for both Airbus and Boeing that sufficient demand will exist in the years immediately preceding the introduction of a re-engined aircraft, thereby aiding residual values of existing models. A major problem for the manufacturers…

Read more

August 2, 2010
AVN
Fokker 100 Values Succumb to Inevitable Decline
While the level of availability of the Fokker 100 may have eased slightly over the last few months there are nearly 50 listed as being in storage suggesting that permanent retirement of some example is likely. With an average of more than 17 years, the Fokker 100 may be viewed…

Read more

July 19, 2010
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: F100
Market Presence. The total of 278 deliveries for the Fokker 100 represented something of a success for a European manufacturer though the number pales against the deliveries made by U.S. manufacturers and more recently Embraer and Bombardier. The orders secured from American, and the then USAirways, were considered important successes…

Read more

July 19, 2010
AVN
Values of Older Aircraft Types Continue to Suffer
The market may be showing sustained improvement in terms of traffic and orders but types no longer in production are failing to enjoy any recovery, albeit in line with expectations. Orders for the first six months of 2010 showed a significant improvement over the same period in 2009. A total…

Read more

July 19, 2010
AVN
Freighter Values Start to Edge Upwards
Sustained Recovery in Traffic Not Without Setbacks While values of passenger aircraft may require additional time before registering a rise, there are clear indications that values of freighter aircraft are already recovering. The values of most freighter aircraft are recording an improvement, albeit modest, as a result of the significant…

Read more

July 19, 2010
AVN