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Aircraft Archive: Fairchild Dornier 328JET
Values of Newer Aircraft Types Continue to Rise
The Results of Our Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing While both Airbus and Boeing secured substantial orders during 2005, the year 2006 has not been so kind to beleaguered Airbus. Lack of orders, problems facing four-engine widebodies, delays in the A380, uncertainty over the A350/A370, and the forced resignations of…

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July 10, 2006
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50 Seat Jet Values Stabilize After Recent Falls
The values of 50 seat regional jets have staged a limited recovery after the falls experienced in the wake of disposals by Delta, Northwest, Independent and Continental. The reason for the slight recovery in the face of still high fuel prices lies with the placement of a number of surplus…

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June 12, 2006
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50 Seat Regional Jet Rentals Fail to Improve
The lease rentals of 50 seat regional jets may be suffering but those of larger variants are perhaps enjoying a measure of improvement. Most lessors sought to avoid placing large, and even small, orders for the 50 seat regional jets, even when hundreds of orders were being placed by airlines.…

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May 15, 2006
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Turboprop Values Improve as Market Strengthens
Values of a number of turboprops are enjoying a modest revival thanks to the high price of fuel, the relaxation of scope clauses and an appreciation on the part of the traveling public that cost is more important than the type of aircraft. The cause of the improvement remains with…

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April 3, 2006
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50-Seat Regional Jet Values Tumble
The values of the 50-seat regional jets have weakened in recent months as a consequence of the raft of disposals by Delta Air Lines [DALQ] (Comair), Northwest Airlines [NWACQ], Independence Air [FLYI] and Continental Airlines [CAL]. With some 1,600 50-seat regional jets in service, the disposal of nearly 100 CRJ200s…

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February 6, 2006
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Rentals of 50-Seat Regionals Ease
The problems associated with the 50-seat regional jet market are having a significant impact on rentals even though levels of availability remain below 5 percent of the total fleet in service. An excess of aircraft is usually deemed to occur when the level of availability reaches 5 percent of those…

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January 23, 2006
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values of Newer Aircraft Types Continue to Rise The year 2006 will be the best year for Boeing's order book in nearly 20 years, underlining the continued improvement in values of those aircraft still in production. While the price of fuel has remained obstinately high, the market has continued to…

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January 9, 2006
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50-Seat Regional Jet Values Wobble
As Delta Air Lines [DALQ] deliberates the fate of a number of 50-seat Bombardier [BBD] CRJ100/200s operated by subsidiary Comair, the uncertainty is creating additional liabilities for values. The high price of fuel, a seemingly constant topic of conversation for the airline industry today, has already damaged the value prospects…

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October 17, 2005
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