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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Freighter Values Remain Vulnerable
Just as summer in the Northern Hemisphere represents the opportunity make money to tide operations over the leaner off peak months, so too do the months leading up to the year provide a means for freight operators to fill their holds. The run up to Christmas festivities generates a considerable…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 15, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
A340-300 Market Presence. The A340-300 has previously provided operators with considerable operating flexibility. The four-engine configuration, combined with long haul capability, opened up a number of routes unable to support either the larger B777-300ER or the ETOPs constrained twin engined B777-200ER. The –300 has CFM56-5 engines while the new A340-500…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 15, 2008
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Demand for B767-300ER Holds Steady Despite Collapse of Zoom
The demand for the B767-300ER remains sufficiently strong to cope with the collapse of Zoom, a prominent operator of the type. The values of the B767-300ER may have experienced a slight decline in recent months due to general uncertainty surrounding the aviation market. However, the unexpected emergence of five units…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 15, 2008
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Pricing of New Narrowbody Aircraft Remains Competitive
Despite the best efforts of the manufacturers to raise pricing of new aircraft, apart from the benefit of escalation of base prices, the net cost of new narrowbody aircraft has remained virtually static. The manufacturers are anxious to ensure that any gaps that appear in the delivery schedule, as a…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 15, 2008
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Collapse of Gemini Highlights Cargo Problems
The complete collapse of Gemini Air Cargo, resulting in the disposal of eight DC10-30Fs and four MD11Fs, underlines the continued the severity of the market facing the cargo market. The combination of higher fuel prices, and declining economic activity have, as usual, been more keenly felt by cargo operators. The…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 1, 2008
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Lease Rentals for Fokker 100 Seemingly High
While the market for older aircraft may seem to be waning due to the high price of fuel the demand for some aircraft types seems to suggest otherwise. With Aircastle indicating that the average value of its B737 Classics has fallen to approximate $6 million, the less than ubiquitous Fokker…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 1, 2008
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Values of Newer Aircraft Start to Falter
To date the principal focus of the effects of the downturn have focused on the older generation aircraft but as operators face every tougher conditions, the weakness in values has begun to spread to newer types. Gaps have begun to appear in delivery schedules which may allow some operators to…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 1, 2008
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50-Seat Lease Rentals Face Uncertainty
Even the fall in the price of fuel cannot disguise the fragility of the 50 seat market and preference for larger aircraft. In the last recession, the major operators in the U.S. sought replace mainline fleets with 50 seaters as a means of quickly reducing capacity and costs. Post 2001,…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 1, 2008
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