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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Banking Regulations Continue to Require Assessment of Risk
Ever more restrictive banking regulations are seeing a need for risk to be assessed not least in the form of distressed sales. The level of discounting needed to dispose of aircraft on a distressed – or fire sale – has gradually eased for some more popular aircraft types but deteriorated…

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November 13, 2017
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American Order for E175s Represents Limited Risk Despite E2
The backlog for the current version of the E175 continues to nudge nearly a 100 representing a significant amount given that the replacement of the type is already scheduled. The latest order for 10 units from American Airlines does not however represent much of a risk as the purchase price…

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November 13, 2017
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Competition Keeps Rentals Keen
The demand for leased narrowbody aircraft continues to rise with the lessors failing to satisfy demand yet this has not led to an increase in lease rentals. The newer market entrants, including those companies taking over existing lessors, may have been under pressure to prove their worth by a number…

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November 13, 2017
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More Positives Than Negatives Apparent for Large Business Jet Values
The market for used large business jets is showing some signs of improvement which in turn has allowed demand to outweigh supply and provide some breathing space for prices. Notably the number of used large business jets on the market has undergone a marked improvement. In September 2016 AMSTAT reported…

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November 8, 2017
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Aircraft Asset Assessment - CRJ900
Market Presence. The demand for the CRJ900 has been notable with 438 ordered as of 2017. The demand for the 90 seats was proven with the F100, the BAe146-200/300/RJ85 but the CRJ900 brought new operating economics. While the concentration with US customers is of particular concern, the number of orders…

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November 8, 2017
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CRJ900 Values Slide Down
The CRJ900 has been a best seller for Bombardier and represents the majority of CRJ aircraft now being delivered but such sustained production has been as the expense of net pricing and there is now speculation that the CRJ series is up for sale as the program nears the end…

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November 8, 2017
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B737-8 Values Seen As Most Stable Among Narrowbodies
Even though only some 30 B737-8 aircraft had been delivered by the end of September 2017, the indications are that values are holding steady compared to pre-service entry estimates. Despite the B737MAX featuring some greater engineering challenges than those faced by the A320neo, Boeing seems to have resolved these such…

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October 30, 2017
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. Airbus has built a reputation around the use of the latest technology including envelope limiting computers, fly by wire and side stick controllers. Despite being designed in the 1980s, the A330 still is still viewed as contemporary though no match for the B787 at least in terms of…

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October 30, 2017
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