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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
High Price of SAF Favors Newer Aircraft Types
SAF will become ever more important for aviation being a highly visible source of carbon emissions and given its comparatively high cost, will favor use on newer, more efficient aircraft types. SAF can be created from a number of sources. Bio-based aviation fuels are obtained from sources other than petroleum,…

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October 25, 2021
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Values of Older Widebodies Still Struggling
International markets are opening up again, notably Australia, the U.S., New Zealand, Singapore, etc and this is set to translate into a surge in demand albeit in the coming months but the process of restoring services remains slow with the focus on employing the most expensive and efficient of widebodies…

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October 25, 2021
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Product Line Set to See Major Change
After so many years the turboprop market may see disruption, much to the chagrin of ATR as Embraer moves forward with its new “TP”. Embraer first mooted an all new Turboprop (TP) in 2017 but the aborted Joint Venture with Boeing and the Covid Event inevitably caused some disruption to…

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October 25, 2021
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A380 Values Still Face Weakness But Reactivations May Offer Some Solace
With the return to service of some A380s as international borders open up once more, there may be an expectation that values of the type will experience a reversal of fortunes but at present this seems unlikely. The values of the A380 initially suffered a significant fall after the cessation…

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October 25, 2021
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Values of Some Aircraft Emerge from Covid
Eighteen Months of Aviations Greatest Catastrophe Still Weigh Down Values After eighteen months of devastating many lives and creating a global catastrophe, aviation is gradually recovering even though the improvement in values remains sporadic with some previously popular types never expected to be in demand again while others are experiencing…

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October 11, 2021
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B717 Values Fail to Recover As Type Eased Out of Market
The B717 continues to be edged out of the worlds fleet as newer more efficient types are ordered with Qantas the latest to announce that its sub-fleet will be replaced in the coming years. The values of the B717 have been under pressure for some years and the Covid Event…

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October 11, 2021
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Surface Problems Aid Airfreight But for How Long?
The supply chain is facing severe difficulties around the globe and this is benefitting airfreight albeit perhaps temporarily. The Suez Canal has been blocked, ports in China have been regularly shut due to Covid preventing exports, containers are in the wrong place, docks around the world are suffering from worker…

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October 11, 2021
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Will the A340-600 Still Be Flying in Five Years?
The answer is probably given the reliance of Iran on the type. The aircraft had previously been withdrawn from service in virtually its entirety but today there are approximately ten in service with another 62 in storage. In April 2020 the entire Lufthansa fleet of 17 aircraft was sent to…

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October 11, 2021
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