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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
A321 Lease Rentals See Potential for Rise As Operators Seeks Lower Costs
The A321 has traditionally been viewed as a less than ideal leasing tool because the majority of operators have been the larger carriers with the resources able to acquire the type in large numbers through normal financing means but this is changing as carriers seek to reduce costs still further…

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April 8, 2013
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Levels of Distressed Discounting Stabilizes
AVAC                      May-13 May-12 Apr-10 Jun-07 Apr-03 A300-600R                    42% 40% 37% 22% 35% A310-300                      41% 39% 35% 24% 40% A319                             29% 28% 26% 14% 25% A320                             26% 27% 30% 16% 30% A321-200                      27% 27% 31% 16% 30% A330-200 26% 24% 25% 15% 30% A330-300En 21% 22%…

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April 8, 2013
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A320 Lease Rentals Improving
Rates for Older Examples Remain Under Pressure As a result of the development of the A320neo and availability of used units, lease rentals of the A320 have been under severe pressure in recent times but the trend is now being reversed as lessors gain the upper hand once more. The…

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April 8, 2013
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Fall in B737-600 Values Continues
The parting out of more than ten percent of the -600 fleet after only some 15 years since service entry is enough to force values of the type to fall further. Values of the -600 were placed “On Watch” status eleven years ago and the variant has become marginalized such…

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April 8, 2013
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Issue of “Taint” Takes on Greater Significance for Used Values
With a rising number of used aircraft coming onto the market buyers are becoming increasingly conscious of the issue of “taint” which can result in a significant reduction in value when compared to normal aircraft. The issue of “taint” arises when an aircraft has suffered a major incident that requires…

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March 25, 2013
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A380 Values Remain At Least Stable As 100th Aircraft Delivered
New Aircraft Now Pushing $220 million There are few types which are seeing an element of stability or even improvement in terms of values but the A380 is one of them and with 100 now delivered, the aircraft has become firmly entrenched as part of the mainstream. With 100 deliveries,…

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March 25, 2013
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In Production Narrowbody Values Static
The values of in-production narrowbodies have experienced only a modest decline though older examples face continued weakness. The demand for new aircraft seems to remain insatiable as Lion Air, Ryanair and THY all place large orders. The backlog is therefore increasing rather than falling even as the manufacturers have increased…

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March 25, 2013
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E170 Values See Stability
A number of years ago the market for the 70 seaters seemed to have dissipated but the further relaxation of scope clauses in the U.S. has provided a temporary fillip. The Embraer 170 aircraft was the first member of a new family of commercial jets developed by Embraer after the…

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March 25, 2013
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