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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
MD80 Freighter Values Get Boost Due to Pandemic
MD80 freighter values have enjoyed something of a revival as a result of the demand for airfreight and the limited supply of cost effective narrowbody aircraft but the type remains on the fringe of the freighter fleet and is not necessarily suited for asset based financing. The Michigan USA company,…

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May 24, 2021
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Values of New A350-900s On Road to Recovery
Despite the very significant problems that continue to constrain the recovery of the long haul markets – reinfections, border closures, travel bans – the vaccination program is allowing some markets to open up once more. Even during the worst of the market conditions, international passenger flights were being undertaken albeit…

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May 24, 2021
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Values of New Widebodies See Slight Rise
The market for narrowbodies continues to see an improvement as more flights are restored and countries reopen at least in part but for passenger widebodies, tight restrictions remain mostly in place with Asia still particularly impacted by the slow rollout of the vaccination program and desire to contain infections. The…

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May 24, 2021
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Newer Narrowbody Rates Start Recovery in Earnest
The lease rentals for narrowbodies have inevitably been severely affected by the Covid Event and lessors have reported reduced income levels but as the market begins to recover from the depths of a year ago rates are increasing again, at least for the newer aircraft types. The lessors have had…

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May 24, 2021
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A340-300 Values Stuttered in Face of B777-200ER
Despite having entered service only a few years before the B777-200ER, as soon as the new Boeing twin engined aircraft arrived, the fate of the A340-300 was effectively sealed. The B9 and B11 concepts of the 1970’s however saw the former with a larger fuselage than the A300 still powered…

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May 24, 2021
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A321neo Value Recovery Begins in Earnest
Market Will Continue to Favor Capacity Over Frequency The values of the A321neo suffered significant falls as a result of Covid, alongside every other commercial passenger aircraft, but as the market starts to recover there is no sign that operators will favor smaller aircraft and will instead continue to focus…

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May 10, 2021
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Used A321ceo Values Nearly Achieve Parity with Pre-Covid Forecast
The expectation that values of used A321ceos will recover to pre-Covid levels is misplaced given the need for comparisons to be correctly assessed. There is growing concern that the vaccination program warrants an immediate increase, if not full recovery, in values. While there exists something of recovery in values of…

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May 10, 2021
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A330-300 Values Fail to Stage Early Recovery
Even before the Covid Event, values of the A330-300 were under severe pressure due to a number of adverse factors and over the last twelve months values have at best held steady rather than stage any real recovery. The A330-300 market in 2019 was weakening and values had already fallen.…

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May 10, 2021
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