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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
New Freighter Orders Remain Elusive
The significant rebound in airfreight traffic, not least due to the massive increase in Chinese exports, has provided the basis for a return to service of many previously idle freighters. The demand for new freighters remains limited as evidenced by the lack of new orders. Some of the new freighters…

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July 19, 2010
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Chapter 2 Values Slide into Oblivion
The Chapter 2 types have been increasingly forced from center stage for nearly a decade such that the majority of those aircraft that are listed as being in storage are of a Chapter 2 origin. The values of such aircraft have been at scrap levels for some time and have…

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July 19, 2010
AVN
Fokker 100 Values Succumb to Inevitable Decline
While the level of availability of the Fokker 100 may have eased slightly over the last few months there are nearly 50 listed as being in storage suggesting that permanent retirement of some example is likely. With an average of more than 17 years, the Fokker 100 may be viewed…

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July 19, 2010
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: F100
Market Presence. The total of 278 deliveries for the Fokker 100 represented something of a success for a European manufacturer though the number pales against the deliveries made by U.S. manufacturers and more recently Embraer and Bombardier. The orders secured from American, and the then USAirways, were considered important successes…

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July 19, 2010
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Values of Older Aircraft Types Continue to Suffer
The market may be showing sustained improvement in terms of traffic and orders but types no longer in production are failing to enjoy any recovery, albeit in line with expectations. Orders for the first six months of 2010 showed a significant improvement over the same period in 2009. A total…

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July 19, 2010
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B787-9 Values On the Up While -8 Premium Dissipates
The values of the B787-8 remain under pressure despite representing nearly 80 percent of all B787s to date because of uncertainty over the specification and performance. Two years ago the premium applied to the B787-8 amounted to some $10 million but today there is little such premium being applied. The…

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July 5, 2010
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Widebody Lease Rates Show Stability
The widebody market continues to improve with the demand for newer widebodies consistent thus allowing lease rentals to remain stable. The fragility of the world economy and the exposure of so many financial institutions to uncertain debts continues to make it difficult for lease rentals to experience a significant rise.…

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July 5, 2010
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Regional Jet Value Remain Fragile
The values of the 50 seat regional jets continue to remain under pressure as operators seek to contract operations still further. Delivery rates of larger regional jets have suffered as operators continue to preserve cash and perhaps even acquire turboprops as a means of achieving better economies of scale. However,…

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July 5, 2010
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