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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Used A340-300s Continue to See Demand
While new orders for the A340-300 are unlikely, the demand for used examples is sufficiently strong as to allow lease rentals to remain stable. Turkish Airlines is to lease two A340-300s from ILFC for six years later this year. The four engined aircraft has been hard hit by the rise…

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January 21, 2008
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First Financings of A380 Attracts Higher Than Expected Rentals & Pricing
According to reports, Airbus Financial Services has sold the first aircraft to be operated by Singapore Airlines for a purchase price of $198.6 million, representing a higher than expected price. The first three aircraft to be delivered to SIA have been bought by Doric Asset Finance. While the price of…

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January 21, 2008
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Strong Demand Obscures Note of Caution The year 2007 seems set to be another record year for the manufacturers but the high price of fuel, combined with weakness in the financial markets, is taking its toll on values, if not lease rentals. Delivery slots for most aircraft in production, apart…

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January 7, 2008
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Dash 8-400 Values Undermined by Incidents
While the high price of fuel has fuelled the demand for turboprops, not least the Dash8Q-400, recent incidents relating to the landing gears have inevitably played a major role in seeing a discount in current and short-term future values for the specific type. The market for turboprops remains strong with…

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December 10, 2007
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The Dash 8-400 Market Presence. As a turboprop the Dash8-400 was previously inevitably tarnished by the general perception that the age of the turboprop has been consigned to history. More recently, the incidents involving the landing gears have caused values to temporarily falter. The view that the era of the…

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December 10, 2007
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Turboprop Residuals Under Threat as Manufacturers Consider Upsizing
Current and future values of turboprops have exhibited comparative stability over the course of the last two years not least because of the envisaged status quo in terms of product line. The move by Bombardier and now ATR to consider larger variants has the potential to weaken residuals of existing…

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December 10, 2007
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Holiday Notice
With the rush of the holidays, this will be the last issue of Aircraft Value News for 2007 but we will resume publication in early January. In the meantime, have a happy and healthy holiday.

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December 10, 2007
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Long Term B777-300ER Residuals Under Scrutiny
Emirates A350-1000 Order Creates Uncertainty for Boeing Since entering service in 2004 the B777-300ER has become the leading widebody in terms of perceived residual value strength but with the selection of the competing A350-1000 by Emirates comes a threat to values in the long term. The development of the B787…

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December 10, 2007
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