FOR CURRENT &
FUTURE AIRCRAFT VALUES
Subscribe Now
Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Return Condition Adjustments Continue to Contribute to Lessors Bottom Line
Values of aircraft are increasingly being enhanced by the use of full life maintenance status, making the potential profit for owners that more attractive. Traditionally, aircraft have been valued on a half-life basis except that those examples less than four years of age were valued at better than half life.…

Read more

December 15, 2014
AVN
A320neo Residuals Set to Change as PIP for PW1100G Arrives in 2019
Revealed earlier this year, the significant Performance Improvement Package (PIP) on the Pratt & Whitney on the PW1100G powering the A320neo family may be arriving by the end of the decade such that a decision has to be made on whether to discount the non-PIP engines or add a premium…

Read more

December 15, 2014
AVN
Distressed Value Discounting Increasing for Older Types
While a sustained reduction in the price of fuel may eventually lead to improved market fortunes for the older aircraft, for the time being there remains a need to greatly incentivize pricing should there be a need to dispose of the aircraft within a short period of time. The level…

Read more

December 15, 2014
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: CRJ200
Market Presence. While the oldest CRJs are some 20 years of age, Bombardier made great strides in adapting the basic corporate jet design to the needs of the tougher commercial market such that its heritage should not be any more of a significant issue than for other regional jets. The…

Read more

December 15, 2014
AVN
CRJ200ER Face Challenges But Values Stable
After seeing values fall for some years the type has achieved a measure of stability albeit with those in better condition in demand with some buyers willing to spend considerable cash on refurbishment. Used CRJ200ERs continue to emanate from the U.S. operators in sufficient quantity as to outstrip demand from…

Read more

December 15, 2014
AVN
Turboprop Rentals Continue to Generate Profits
While there may not be much opportunity for lessors to upscale lease rentals, at current levels the rates are generating more than an adequate return. Shorter terms to less creditworthy lessees is a means by which lease rentals can be improved but such higher rates inevitably reflect the higher risk.…

Read more

December 1, 2014
AVN
Split Scimitar Winglets Continue to be in Demand Despite Drop in Fuel Price
A premium will be justified for the B737NG as the new Split-Scimitar winglet, originally designed for the B737MAX, is incorporated on the B737NG for newly delivered aircraft. The Split-Scimitar winglets, designed by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), was originally mooted in 2011 though the concept can be traced back as far…

Read more

December 1, 2014
AVN
Delta A350/A330 Order Sees “Strategic” Pricing
The order for 25 A350-900s and 25 A330-900neos from Delta was a competition that Airbus wanted to win and the discounts secured by the US carrier would have been substantial. In September 2013 Delta placed orders for 30 A321s and ten higher gross weight A330-300s. This earlier order reportedly saw…

Read more

December 1, 2014
AVN