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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Values Remain At Scrap Levels  
The combination of age, reliability and high fuel prices have continued to ensure that the DC10-30 has been displaced to the sidelines. The current fortunes of the B767-300ER hark back to the late 1980s when the rapid expansion of the international market, eagerness to participate in aircraft financing and delay…

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November 26, 2007
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The DC10-30 Market Presence. The surprise is that there are still DC10-30s in service. Gone are such flag carrier names as British Airways, SAS, Sabena, Swissair, Lufthansa, MAS, Northwest, Thai, PAL to be replaced by Omni Air and Biman. The operator base of the -30, a prime consideration when assessing…

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November 26, 2007
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PMA Continues to Undermine Full-Life Maintenance Adjustments
With Delta and Chromally combining to produce parts for the CFM56-5 and CFM56-7 engines, the threat to traditional spares pricing continues to escalate, further undermining the value attributable to full-life maintenance status. Appraisers are increasingly being asked by financial institutions to add the dollar difference between half-life and full-life maintenance…

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November 26, 2007
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BAe146/Avro RJ Values Remain on Even Keel as Demand Shifts East
Values of the BAe146/Avro RJ, seemingly under pressure from the expansion of the new generation of regional jets, continue to find favor in new markets. The high price fuel should be a major negative for the four-engined configuration but fuel represents a relatively small part of direct operating costs when…

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November 26, 2007
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Values Remain At Scrap Levels
The combination of age, reliability and high fuel prices have continued to ensure that the DC10-30 has been displaced to the sidelines. The current fortunes of the B767-300ER hark back to the late 1980s when the rapid expansion of the international market, eagerness to participate in aircraft financing and delay…

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November 26, 2007
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Delay to B747-8F Would Benefit B747-400F Rentals
With the debacle over the service entry date of the B787, concerns are now being voiced over whether Boeing will be able to effect service entry of the B747-8F on schedule. The service entry of the B747-8F is due in late 2009, still two years away. Boeing indicated that, despite…

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November 12, 2007
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Out of Production Widebody Values: Values Remain Fragile
With the price of fuel continuing to rocket to new highs, the appetite for the gas-guzzling leviathans of old continues to weaken. The combination of three-person flight decks, rising maintenance costs, lesser reliability and fuel consumption are all conspiring to ensure the demise of older widebodies. Remarketing increasingly has to…

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November 12, 2007
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Chapter 2 Narrowbody Current Values: No Hiding Place for Chapter 2 Pricing
With the consideration of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, the lack of attraction of Chapter 2 aircraft is all the more apparent. However, the dismissal of the Chapter 2 fleet per se is too easy. The more astute traders can still make money buying and selling the aircraft. There remain…

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November 12, 2007
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