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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
Values of Freighters Still Holding Firm
The values of freighters continue to remain strong not least because two thirds of widebodies remain inactive thereby depriving the airfreight market of considerable lower hold capacity. Moreover, freighter aircraft are in demand as passenger widebodies no longer serve the routes that they used to. The passenger aircraft usually accommodate…

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September 14, 2020
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A321ceo Values Decline by “Modest” Amount
Values of the A321ceo have suffered during the Covid Event although not as much as some types. By ordering large numbers of A320s, A321s, B737-800s and B737-900ERs in recent years the average size of narrowbodies has shifted higher which has negative implications for residual values of smaller aircraft. The lack…

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September 14, 2020
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The A321-200 Market Presence. Appraisers’ opinions diverge in terms of the extent of the fall with some indicating very little decline while others suggest more than 20 percent. There are approximately 1,700 serviceable A321-200s of which are 1,106 are active. Of the 500 that are inactive some 100 are undergoing…

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September 14, 2020
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Lessors Likely to Encourage ACMI Leases to Generate Revenue
The business model of the lessors may have been essentially static since Mr Hazy essentially founded the operating lease formula with a single DC8 in 1973 to Aeromexico but now the lessors are having to consider new means of generating revenue. The lessors are only at the start of a…

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September 14, 2020
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Values of Business Jets Declines Despite Return of Flights
Orders and delivery rates for business jets have inevitably been impacted by the Covid Event but the decline in values appears to be at odds with the recovery of the business jet market at least in terms of the number of business jet flights. There has been a natural move…

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August 31, 2020
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Parting Out Values Plummet as Supply Increases & Demand Falls
The parting out of aircraft used to realize large sums not least because of the value of the engines, the retained fleet, and the cost of new components but this is no longer the case as supply has dramatically increased, cannibalization of inactive aircraft increases and as utilization falls. To…

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August 31, 2020
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Values of the -8I Collapse
There are few occasions when the values of a type actually collapse but the B747-8I has experienced just such an event due to the Covid Event and the cessation of production. Just as the values of the A380 have experienced a catastrophic fall then so too have those of the…

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August 31, 2020
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Residual Values of “In Production” Aircraft Stable in Next Three Years
While there is much focus on the decline in values over the last six months, there is a growing expectation of virtual stability and even improvement for values of aircraft in production in the next three years as the market makes extraordinary efforts to balance supply with demand. The extent…

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August 31, 2020
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