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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
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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CRJ200ER Problems Mount
The considerable demand for the CRJ200ER in the late 1990s and the early part of this decade was mostly fuelled by artificial demand in the form of scope clauses. Instead of an orderly change to larger gauge equipment, the rapid transformation of the market structure has laid bare the underlying…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 1, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: CRJ200
Market Presence. While the oldest CRJs are more than 16 years of age, Canadair made great strides in adapting the basic corporate jet design to the needs of the tougher commercial market such that its heritage should not be any more of a significant issue than for other regional jets.…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 1, 2008
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easyJet Switch to Larger Gauge Signals More General Upsizing
The little heralded switch of existing A319 orders for the larger A320 underlines the severity of the market for the low cost carriers and the increasing propensity to reduce costs by increasing the size of aircraft. easyJet has opted to change 25 existing A319 orders for A320s. Nine A320s are…

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By: Aircraft Value News
September 1, 2008
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Corporate Jet Values Face Start to Suffer
The boom in corporate jet prices appears to be over as more sellers drop prices in an attempt to move used aircraft. The corporate jet market has been especially buoyant during the last few years. Aircraft that were bought a few years ago can be worth much more than they…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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Values of Early A320s Weaken As Operators Seek Younger Examples
Production of the A320 stretches back for 20 years and operators are increasingly conscious of the advantages that more modern examples offer. Rising maintenance costs associated with operating older equipment are evident. At nearly 20 years of age the second D check will be approaching. Older engines face more frequent…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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Rentals Face Mixed Pressures
The lease rentals of modern narrowbodies continue to face a number of pressures. One the one hand the lessors are appreciative of the still strong demand for more modern aircraft but lessees are also aware of the increasing fragility of the market. With the potential for lease rental weakness, lessors…

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August 18, 2008
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All Chapter 2 Aircraft Have E- Or Less Rating
The Aircraft Rating afforded to all Chapter 2 aircraft underlines the lack of attraction of such types for asset based financing. While some traders are still able to make money from such types, the aircraft change hands for a fraction of previous prices. There is no escaping that for those…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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