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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
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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Lease Rates Remain Resilient Despite Lower Renewal Rates
The returns being made by the lessors continues to be at levels that indicate that rates are holding up relatively well despite renewals being at lower levels than the peak of late 2007. Air Lease Corporation has announced $40 million net income for the first quarter of 2013 on revenues…

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June 3, 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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Values Deteriorate Due to Age
The values of widebodies may have in general exhibited a slight fall in the last quarter but this is more a reflection of normal age related changes. Assuming that aircraft have a useful asset life of some 20 years, this suggests that even if the market has no influence then…

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May 20, 2013
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E-Jet Values Remain Stable Despite New Developments
The values of the Embraer E-Jets have generally exhibited better than average performance in the regional jet sector and this is expected to continue even with the arrival of the E-Jet Plus next year and the re-engined models perhaps in 2018. The E-Jet has already been in existence for approximately…

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May 20, 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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