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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
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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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values of B777F Stable After Rising During Covid One of the most notable changes to the aviation market during the Covid Event has been the turnaround in the fortunes of the airfreight market which saw freighter aircraft being transformed into the most desirable of segments for asset-based financing after experiencing…

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July 5, 2021
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Current Market Value Assumptions
The listing of current and future values is based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures represent adjustments for offer and sale prices,…

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July 5, 2021
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“$200m” Boom Overture Has Variable Residual Value Propsects
Residuals Reliant on Green Credentials The United Airlines announcement, that it had provisionally agreed to acquire 15 of Boom Overture’s supersonic aircraft plus 35 options, opens up the possibility of three-hour travel times across the Atlantic once again but residual values would be subject to a number of contradictory pressures.…

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June 21, 2021
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CFM Engine Design Confirms Need for Realistic Residuals in 10-15 Years
The aircraft product line will undergo a fundamental change in the next 15 years, just as it has over the last 15 years, making it necessary to model residual market values on the basis of the future rather than the status quo. Just over ten years ago, in 2010, the…

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June 21, 2021
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