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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Most Engine Values Continue to Offer Stable Returns
The values of engines are generally holding steady though those powering the older out of production aircraft continue to experience a decline as availability increases. The sustained level of engine values has been partly the cause of parting out for relatively new aircraft. Spare engine prices and engine spares seem…

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June 3, 2013
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B737-7MAX Needs Additional Orders If Residuals Are to Perform
The order for 30 B737-7MAX aircraft from Southwest, representing the launch order for the variant, now needs to be supplemented by orders from other customers if residual values are to have a chance of matching those expected for the B737-8MAX. The Southwest order sees the conversion of 30 existing orders…

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June 3, 2013
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Regional Jet Lease Rates Remain Firm
The lease rentals of the regional jets remain virtually unchanged even in the context of a product line up that will have undergone a fundamental change over the course of the next decade. The mainline product mix is experiencing one of the greatest changes in the history of jet travel…

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June 3, 2013
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Older Aircraft Continue to be Displaced By New Leaving Values Languishing
While the discussion over aircraft service lives continues to be debated, the arrival of new aircraft continue to displace the older types. Though more than 1,200 new aircraft are being delivered each year, the size of the world’s operational fleet is failing to increase by the same margin. As is…

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May 20, 2013
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Cancellation of Five Orders Piles Pressure on Residuals
The values of the B747-8 are expected to continue to suffer as the orderbook actually declines rather than increases. The cancellation of five B747-8I orders by DAE Capital, a not unexpected event, results in an orderbook of only 40 units for the relatively new aircraft of which 14 have been…

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May 20, 2013
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Values of the B737-900 Continue to Stumble
There is no disguising the limited attraction of the stretch to the -800 and how weak the prospects are for residual values. The B737-900 was launched in November 1997, some four years after the -700 was launched. Major assembly on the -900 was started in late 1999. The first delivery…

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May 20, 2013
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Values of A319 and B737-700 Fail to Inspire
The values of the A319 and B737-700 continue to suffer as the market increasingly favors either larger or new models. The market for the A319 and B737-700 has been suffering for some time with notable a decline in values for both types during the course of the last eighteen months.…

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May 20, 2013
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Lease Rentals Generally Hold Steady
The previous twelve months has seen a variety of changes to narrowbody lease rentals, few of which have been positive. The competition among lessors continues to be intense and combined with a record period of low interest rates, lease rentals have been fluctuating. Both Airbus and Boeing are quickly filling…

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May 20, 2013
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