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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
JAL Restructuring Underlines MD90 Vulnerability
As part of its restructuring JAL is to divest itself of its fleet of some 16 MD90s. The type has always subject to waning values for perhaps a decade. Despite the JAL issue Delta has announced that it will acquire nine MD90s from China Eastern as well as two from…

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February 1, 2010
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Aircraft Asset Assessment

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February 1, 2010
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The MD90
Market Presence. The reasonable operating economics, low noise footprint and restriction emissions have failed to generate interest in the type in recent years even when alternatives were in short supply. The number of pilots certificated on the aircraft is limited as are spares making it difficult for operators to acquire…

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February 1, 2010
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MRJ Starts to Impact Existing Regional Jet Values
Despite the service entry of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet still being at least four years away, the new aircraft is making an impact on the current and residual values of existing regional jets. The refinement of the MRJ design has seen the composite wing being replaced with a more traditional…

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February 1, 2010
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Cargo Traffic For 2009 Experiences Major Fall But Improvement Evident
Cargo traffic, an barometer for the aviation industry, may have seen considerable falls during 2009 but the final months are showing something of a turnaround which could herald improved fortunes for the much beleaguered passenger market. The values of freighter aircraft have tumbled during the course of the last eighteen…

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January 18, 2010
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Widebody Lease Rates Continue to Stumble
The bottom for widebody lease rentals is fast approaching although the Northern Hemisphere winter may yet see some further problems which will undermine the ability of lessors to hike rates. The lease rentals of widebodies have been bloodied over the last eighteen months by low interest rates and rising availability…

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January 18, 2010
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Chapter 2 Segment Not Suited to Asset Based Financing
Placing a value on an aircraft implies that the asset has some attraction beyond that of the existing operator. While older Chapter 2 aircraft can still be traded, the price has become much more important than the value. The number in permanent storage is ever rising and the junkyards cannot…

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January 18, 2010
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B777-200 Values Continue to Tumble
The previous ability to take refuge from the effects of a non-existent backlog and limited operators by hiding behind the -200ER has dissipated, leaving the -200 particularly vulnerable. Values of the -200 previously enjoyed a rise only for the last eighteen months to see values falling by more than 20…

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January 18, 2010
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