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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Lease Rates Not Impacted by Move to Alternative Financing
Demise of Leasing “Exaggerated” The introduction of mortgage related financing structures, the outright purchase of older aircraft and the expansion of such financing methods as the EETC has increasingly led to speculation that the growth of the operating lease may be on the point of being constrained but paraphrasing Mark…

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June 13, 2016
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Narrowbody Cabin Interiors Have Limited Impact on Values
The modifiers that are increasingly being used to determine the relative value of specific aircraft need to be relevant rather than spurious and a number of cabin related products that may incur a cost for the original customer may have little or no value to a subsequent operator. The seating…

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June 13, 2016
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United Airlines EETC Show Bullish Values
The United Airlines 2015-1 EETC of November 2015 continued to show strong values for the B737-900ER from three appraisers. The United Airlines EETC comprises six newer B737-900ERS delivered between August and October 2015 as well as four B787-9s delivered between September and November 2015. The aggregate appraised value of the…

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June 13, 2016
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Lease Rentals Continue to Focus on Newer Types
For the last five years, lessors have preferred to focus on the new turboprops which offer lesser risk and the prospect of greater returns. The older turboprops tend to be acquired via more traditional financing methods than the operating lease. Seeking to write down the capital cost is therefore more…

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June 13, 2016
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Values of the B737-900 Continue to Fall
With four of the 52 -900s that were eventually delivered in storage the market for the type is extremely adverse and values and there can be no escaping that the type was a failure in concept. The B737-900 was launched in November 1997, some four years after the -700 was…

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May 30, 2016
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Regional Jet Values Stable
The 50 seat segment of the market continues to struggle with hundreds in storage. The values of the 50-70 seaters remain under pressure but those for the larger versions are managing to remain stable even in the face of new types. The lower price of fuel is benefitting the 50…

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May 30, 2016
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Long Term Residuals Start to Compensate for New Projects
This decade has all the attributes to be the most unique in terms of aircraft products but the next 20 years will also see momentous changes which require to be incorporated into current residual value forecasts. During the ten years of this decade, virtually the entire product line will have…

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May 30, 2016
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Pratt & Whitney PW800 Testing Validates Promise of G500 and G600
The on-going development of the PW800 being used to power the yet to enter service Gulfstream 500s and 600s represents a significant improvement in powerplant technology but at the same time the new types will likely continue to place pressure on used values of existing larger business jets. The PW800…

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May 30, 2016
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