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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Modest Lease Rental Recovery Evident for Narrowbodies
Widebody Rentals Stutter As International Services Remain Restricted The opening of some regional borders and burgeoning domestic traffic in some counties has allowed a measure of recovery for the narrowbody leasing market but challenges remain not least because it appears that the peak Northern Hemisphere long haul summer vacation season…

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August 2, 2021
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Lease Encumbered Current Market Values
As the number of aircraft traded on a standalone basis diminishes, aircraft values are increasingly needing to assess the value of the attached lease – the Lease Encumbered Current Market Value (LECMV) or Securitized Value (SV) and this has proved to be even more relevant in the Covid environment. The…

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August 2, 2021
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Assumptions
The table is published on an annual basis and complements the quarterly updates to specific aircraft categories. The table encompasses both current and future lease rentals. The methodology involved in calculating lease rentals differs from that of values. Lease rentals display greater volatility. Rentals are calculated individually and are not…

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August 2, 2021
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United Order Throws Spotlight on Net Aircraft Pricing
Large, Important Orders Attract Significant Discounts The United Airlines order for Airbus and Boeing aircraft will have attracted significant discounts from both manufacturers for differing reasons and makes it necessary to consider the net pricing of new aircraft. The United Airlines order announced in late June comprises 200 B737MAX aircraft…

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July 19, 2021
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Freighter Conversion Costs Begin to Escalate But Capacity Burgeoning
With the demand for freighter conversions, finding a conversion center with an early conversion slot is becoming much more difficult which inevitably means that net pricing of conversions is likely to increase. As the demand for passenger aircraft – both narrowbodies and widebodies – remains weak, particularly for the mid-life…

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July 19, 2021
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Divergent Views on “Date of Build” for MAX
With ever more B737MAX aircraft being returned to service there remains something of a difference of opinion as to the “date of build” of the aircraft for appraisal purposes. Given the length of time that some MAX aircraft have been in storage, the absence of utilization has led to the…

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July 19, 2021
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DHC6-400 Values Seek to Emulate DHC6-300
The DHC6-400 has been in production for just over ten years and thus the trend for values has been established. The DHC6-400 seeks to match the success of its predecessor, the DHC6-300. The De Havilland Canada DHC6-300 saw 614 eventually built before production ceased in the late 1980s as 844…

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July 19, 2021
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Airfreight Growth Allows Slight Rise in Rentals
The market for freighters remains sufficiently strong as to allow lease rentals to remain at the very least at current levels, with the potential for a slight rise. There is a growing expectation that the use of “preighters” will reduce in the coming months as international passenger services are restored.…

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July 19, 2021
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