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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
The End of the Line for the Leviathan
There are now only 36 -300s remaining in service and it is little wonder that values are at rock bottom levels. The problems experienced by many international carriers since the late 1990s has left the -300 isolated and vulnerable. In the late 1980s the prospects for all widebodies were seen…

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November 23, 2009
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B747-300 Market Presence. The -300 represented a means for Boeing to stimulate new sales of the B747 during the development of the much more versatile -400 while also validating the concept of the stretched upper deck. Today the -300 has moved away from being a niche to a marginalized…

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November 23, 2009
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Corporate Jet Values Seek to Overcome Dramatic Fall in Deliveries
The values of corporate jets appear to be stabilizing after months of declining in the face of adverse press and weak economic conditions. The number of deliveries of corporate jets as reported by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) for the first nine months of 2009 makes for dismal reading…

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November 23, 2009
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Fleet Contractions Continue To Undermine Values
Major Carriers Continue to Shed Capacity The contraction of fleets around the world continues as operators drop unprofitable routes and seek to balance supply with demand. The number of aircraft in storage, parked, and being advertised continues to rise. Latest figures from OAG Aviation Services saw over 670 jet aircraft…

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November 9, 2009
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Effect of High Production Placed Into Context
The fall in net order placements for the first nine months of 2009 makes for dismal reading and serves to underline the difficulties being faced by operators. For the first nine months of 2009 a total of 408 orders were placed compared with 1,618 in the same period in 2008.…

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November 9, 2009
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Asking Prices for Aircraft Continue to Show Optimism
Despite the surfeit of adverse news, there continues to be trading activity such that the market is far from illiquid, contrasting perhaps with the months immediately following September 2001. A 1991 A300-600 is being advertised for $11 million, which is nearly double the assumed value. The A300-600 is facing considerable…

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November 9, 2009
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Smaller Regional Jet Values Continue to Falter
In the period 2001-2002 regional jets experienced relatively minor discounting but with this downturn the effects are mainstream. The recession is affecting all sectors and while new regional jets continue to be delivered, there remains the problem of placing the used. The deterioration in lease rentals may be focused on…

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November 9, 2009
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Freighter Values Face Sustained Pressure
The decline in freight traffic is virtually unparalleled and latest figures still show falls when compared to traffic levels of September 2008, a month which itself showed the effects of the recession. Values have declined significantly, much more than for most passenger aircraft. There are exceptions. While some of the…

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November 9, 2009
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