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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Transaction Pricing Favor Newer Aircraft
The recent Dublin Air Finance conference saw the mood of cautious optimism contrast with the gloom of a year ago. The market is perceived to be bumbling along the bottom of the cycle, having essentially stopped falling. The consensus assumes that any upturn in the fortunes of the airlines will…

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February 1, 2010
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Start of Value Recovery As Key Indicators Move Up
Recent data points to an improving market for passenger traffic which has the potential to eventually lead to an improvement in lease rentals and values. The rise in cargo traffic – the harbinger of an upturn in the cycle – is being accompanied by data that shows an improvement in…

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February 1, 2010
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Rentals Start to Exhibit Stability As Market Improves
Cargo traffic levels have increased sufficiently to encourage the reintroduction of previously surplus capacity. Chinese carriers saw a significant improvement in November, registering year on year rises of between 30-60 percent compared to the previous year. In particular China is importing more products, outpacing exports. There is increased emphasis on…

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February 1, 2010
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Widebody Values Now Have Potential to Rise
The market is likely to need time to recover but for some widebodies the worst may be over. While there is no indication of a rapid thaw, the prospect of further falls has receded – except for perhaps the B747-400 which may fall victim to JAL restructuring. Values are expected…

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February 1, 2010
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Last Delivery of B747-400 Highlighted by Depressed Values CRJ200 Values Face Renewed Pressure as Mesa Falters MD80 Acquisition Fails to Turn Type Into Asset Cargo Traffic For 2009 Experiences Major Fall But Improvement Evident Widebody Lease Rates Continu
Values of B747-400 & -400Fs Approach Low Point The delivery of the last B747-400 – a -400ERF – in late 2009 signals the end of an era as well as highlighting a considerable deterioration in the value of both the passenger and freighter versions over the course of the last…

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January 18, 2010
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Last Delivery of B747-400 Highlighted by Depressed Values
Values of B747-400 & -400Fs Approach Low Point The delivery of the last B747-400 – a -400ERF – in late 2009 signals the end of an era as well as highlighting a considerable deterioration in the value of both the passenger and freighter versions over the course of the last…

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January 18, 2010
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CRJ200 Values Face Renewed Pressure as Mesa Falters
The filing of Chapter 11 by Mesa Air Group does not bode well for CRJ200 values given that another 25 are to be parked alongside a large number already in storage. While Mesa Air Group intends to operate as normal while under Chapter 11, reportedly another 25 CRJs will be…

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January 18, 2010
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MD80 Acquisition Fails to Turn Type Into Asset
The acquisition of 18 MD80s by Allegiant Travel Company, comprising 13 MD82/MD8s and five MD87s, will do nothing to alter the perception that the type is not suited to asset based financing. Allegiant remains a key source of demand for the MD80 having now entered into five transactions with SAS…

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January 18, 2010
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