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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Project Phoenix Seeks To Underpin CRJ200 Residuals
Bombardier is launching a new program to ensure an aftermarket for the CRJ 200 which also hopes to capitalize on the long lead times for most new business aircraft. It will also ensure values remain stable over the long term. The new program, Project Phoenix, Ltd, announced at the Dubai…

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November 26, 2007
AVI
Have Narrowbody Rentals Plateaued?
Despite the considerable number of orders announced at the Dubai Air Show, the continued to volatility in the financial markets combined with record fuel prices are perhaps making investors more cautious. Lease rentals are facing considerable and sometimes, opposing pressures. The fall in interest rates in the U.S., contrasts with…

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November 26, 2007
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Values Remain At Scrap Levels  
The combination of age, reliability and high fuel prices have continued to ensure that the DC10-30 has been displaced to the sidelines. The current fortunes of the B767-300ER hark back to the late 1980s when the rapid expansion of the international market, eagerness to participate in aircraft financing and delay…

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November 26, 2007
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The DC10-30 Market Presence. The surprise is that there are still DC10-30s in service. Gone are such flag carrier names as British Airways, SAS, Sabena, Swissair, Lufthansa, MAS, Northwest, Thai, PAL to be replaced by Omni Air and Biman. The operator base of the -30, a prime consideration when assessing…

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November 26, 2007
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Values of Dash8-400 Suffer Temporary Decline
SAS Grounding Likely to be Isolated Unless Authorities Step In The grounding of some 27 Dash8-400 examples by SAS has led to a temporary fall in the value of the type. The confirmation that the board of SAS has opted to withdraw the Dash8-400 is a significant event. Not only…

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November 12, 2007
AVI
Values Fail to Progress Amidst Uncertainty
Values in general are failing to progress upwards owing to the uncertainty caused by rising fuel prices and fragility of the financial markets. With record backlogs and a waiting list akin to that of the IPhone, values and prices of new and used aircraft should be continuing to experience a…

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November 12, 2007
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Values of Lower Capacity Aircraft Could Suffer As Passengers Put On Weight
The discovery by SAS five years ago that the average weight of passengers, including hand luggage, is higher than the industry standard weight set 13 years ago, has led to fresh demands for a revised European-wide standard. In 1994, the Europeans set an average weight of 84 kilograms (185 pounds)…

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November 12, 2007
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Delay to B747-8F Would Benefit B747-400F Rentals
With the debacle over the service entry date of the B787, concerns are now being voiced over whether Boeing will be able to effect service entry of the B747-8F on schedule. The service entry of the B747-8F is due in late 2009, still two years away. Boeing indicated that, despite…

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November 12, 2007
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