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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Freighter Values Experience Considerable Volatility But Good for Now
The values of freighters have been the least affected during the Covid event, but this needs to be seen in the context of extremely specific and unique market circumstances, which may see a significant reversal. While values of passenger aircraft have fallen by 20-60 percent, the value of freighters have…

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May 11, 2020
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Order Cancellations Contribute to Collapse in Used Values
Aircraft manufacturers are scrambling to cope with cancellations and deferral requests from dozens of customers and these have already impacted used values as the value of new aircraft has fallen by up to 35 percent with the A380 falling by nearly 60 percent. There has always been a relationship between…

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May 11, 2020
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Lease Rentals Experience Massive Fall
The lease rentals can be expected to fall even further than values in the short term. The lessors will seek to stave off the clamouring for rent reductions as much as possible but there has to be a measure of realism. Leases could be extended for 3-6 months or rates…

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May 11, 2020
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Regional Jet Values Fall 25-35%
There is an expectation that the current market conditions will favor the regional jets as operators seek to reduce capacity but this is not likely to be the case on a global scale. There are some instances of operators restarting services using existing regional jets. KLM for example is adding…

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May 11, 2020
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Whitetails Emerging in First Time in Generation
Aircraft Auctions Could Make a Comeback The fallout from Covid-19 continues to ravage the aviation sector with Virgin Australia entering voluntary administration thus becoming the latest, but far from the last, to suffer clearly indicating that the effects of the virus will be far reaching and sustained. The desire to…

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April 27, 2020
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B737MAX Cancellations Mount
The cancellation of orders en-masse was not expected pre-Covid due to the strength of the market but with airlines now facing extinction such action has taken on a new imperative with the B737MAX the most obvious target. Boeing delivered only 50 aircraft in the first quarter of 2020 compared to…

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April 27, 2020
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Impairment Starts to be Addressed
The need for financial institutions, lessors and operators to consider impairment is coming much more to the fore although there will be a temptation to argue that the order of magnitude cannot be assessed at this stage. The need for impairment though is growing as it becomes ever more evident…

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April 27, 2020
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Currently Depressed Simulator Values Will See Surge With Recovery
The values of simulators have experienced a considerable drop in recent months as demand has inevitably been impacted but this will likely quickly change with the return of air services albeit subject to a different structure. The demand for simulator space pre-Covid was high as the worlds’ fleet expanded, new…

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April 27, 2020
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