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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Service Lives & Long Term Residuals Suffer On Greater Utilization
Despite the strength of the market and rising prices, long-term residuals of even the most popular aircraft are coming under increased pressure as a result of greater utilization. The latest Current Market Outlook 2007 from Boeing points to a need for some 28,600 new aircraft over the course of the…

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June 25, 2007
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Airframe / Engine Combination To Values Start To Lose Significance?
The rise of engine manufacturers support programs has the potential to reduce the significance of engine/airframe pricing. Since the dawn of the jet age when the Rolls-Royce Conway engine was used on the B707, a lesser or limited customer and operator base for a specific aircraft has had a detrimental…

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June 25, 2007
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Delay To B787 First Flight Fails To Impact Values
Such is the massive demand for the B787 that the potential slippage in the first flight of aircraft will have no impact on values or perceptions. The rollout of the B787 is still due on the 8th July in front of thousands of guests and nothing is likely to prevent…

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June 25, 2007
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Narrowbody Rentals Continue To Gain
Though some operators are feeling the pinch in terms of yields and fuel prices, the remainder continue to seek new opportunities and additional aircraft. Lease rentals for those aircraft still in production therefore remain strong and indeed have in the main continued to improve. The pressure on interest rates continues…

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June 25, 2007
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Long Term Narrowbody Residuals Face Uncertainty
Changing Engine Technology & Environmental Confusion Take Toll Long term residuals of the current crop of narrowbodies remain in a state of flux due to the uncertainty over the magnitude of the efficiency improvement to be offered by replacement products and their timing. Two years ago the timing and approximate…

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June 11, 2007
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Updated Dash 8 Family Fails to Dent Residual Values
The potential development of a Dash8 family built around the design of the existing -400 is perhaps at too an early stage to represent a serious threat to residual values of existing models although the introduction of a new model invariably has negative connotations for the incumbent model. Bombardier, in…

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June 11, 2007
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Greater Range For Smaller Embraer E-Jets Places
Pressure On Earlier Variants The introduction of new derivatives of the Embraer E-170 and E-175 may increase the pressure on values of standard versions. The appetite for longer range and improved performance is ever present from operators. The modern regional jet market is now dominated by a wide range of…

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June 11, 2007
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B757 Values Continue To Creep Upwards
Values of the B757 continue to edge higher, buoyed by renewed demand and absence of either alternative lift and a direct successor. The recovery of the B757 has been evident for the last 18 months. The type is now essentially being retained by the U.S. majors and even added to…

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June 11, 2007
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