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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Parked Aircraft Loses Significance to Value Behavior
The relevance of parked or stored aircraft to used value behavior has lost its significance as aircraft have reached the end of their service lives rather than be prematurely consigned to the parking lot. As of the end of December 2010 the number of aircraft that were listed by Jet…

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April 25, 2011
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Rising Fuel Prices Puts Temporary Brake on Value Improvement
Load Factors Slip As Capacity Increases Preventing Rise In Values The recovery in values is beginning to lose momentum as the market starts to suffer from the effects of higher fuel prices, leaving the fate of used aircraft in limbo. The price of jet fuel has risen significantly over the…

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March 14, 2011
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MD11F Values Slip Despite Still Positive Cargo Growth
The appetite for the MD11F continues to be reflect the contradictory forces at work for the airfreight sector where growth is still being recorded but where consistency has recently has been elusive. Troubled Transmile of Malaysia has sold all four of its MD11SFs to FedEx for a price significantly below…

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March 14, 2011
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Turboprop Values Continue to be Stable
Orders for turboprops have improved recently, and with the hike in the price of fuel, operators will again consider the aircraft as protection against such cost increases. ATR recorded a total of 80 orders in 2010, comprising 75 ATR72s and five ATR42s. This compares with only 40 orders in 2009.…

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March 14, 2011
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A330-300 Values Remain Strong as Production Increases by 25%
Values of A330-300 Continue to Outperform Most Other Widebodies The increase in production of the A330-300 should come as no surprise in view of the increased demand for the larger A330 variant in recent years which has facilitated current and short to medium term residual values a level of improvement…

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February 14, 2011
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Value of C919 Starts to Infiltrate Western Philosophy
After a decade of product consistency the narrowbody sector is in a state of flux as a result of the A320NEO, musings over a replacement for the B737NG and now greater interest in the Comac C919. Launched on September 9th 2009, the Comac (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) carries the…

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February 14, 2011
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Potential Boeing Offering Further Muddies Residual Value Waters
The possible bonanza for Airbus with respect to orders for the A320NEO at the Paris Air Show is prompting Boeing to make a decision on the B737NG by the end of the year. Boeing may be hoping that the mere announcement of a possible decision by the end of the…

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February 14, 2011
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Sustained Interest In Larger Narrowbodies Keeps Residuals on Track
Interest in the larger narrowbodies continues to be notable as Alaska orders B737-900ERs, El Al four -900ERs and Thomas Cook Group finalizes an order for 12 A321-200s fitted with sharklets. The hike in fuel prices continues to force operators to seek ways of reducing unit costs while also matching the…

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February 14, 2011
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