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Values Of A318 Decline Despite Market Strength
The market for mainline 100 seaters such as the A318 continue to decline despite the lack of supply for other members of the B737NG and a320 families. The cancellation of the B717 program by Boeing pointed to continued difficulties for the 100-seat market. Even the departure of the B717 from…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 11, 2006
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence As a member of the A320 family, technology is not an issue for the A318. Technical obsolescence will not feature for many years or at least until the A320 family is upgraded or replaced. The interior of the A318, providing a wider diameter than the competition, is already…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 11, 2006
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Planned A320 Freighter Conversion Likely To Improve Residuals
The experience of the period 2002 and 2003 still rings loud for lessors and owners but at least during the next downturn the uptake in freighter conversions should alleviate the level of availability and the pressure on residual values. The period 2002-2003 saw a rapid rise in the level of…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 11, 2006
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A350XWB Go-Ahead Removes Some Residual Uncertainty
Further Rise In B787 Values Will Be Hard To Reverse With some 450 orders for various members of the B787 family, the competition to the newly launched A350XWB will prove difficult to overcome. While design details remain elusive, the A350XWB appears to offer the type of improvements over the existing…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 11, 2006
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A320 Hybrid Would Upset Residual Calculations
Should the potential early re-engining of the A320 gain credibility, existing residuals of the A320 and B737NG families would experience significant reassessment. Pratt & Whitney are reportedly suggesting that a variant of its Geared Turbofan could be used to essentially re-engine the A320 family. With ground testing of the Geared…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 11, 2006
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B777-300ER Residuals Gain As A350-1000 EIS Slips
Uncertainty Provides More Opportunities For Boeing Product The largest derivative of the proposed A350XWB family seems set to enter service in 2015 at the earliest, allowing residual values of the B777-300ER to gather further strength from the lack of a competitor. A December launch of the A350XWB seems likely as…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 27, 2006
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Scrapping Of First B777 Highlights Danger For Long-Term Residuals
A B777-200, originally ordered by British Airways but subsequently operated by Khalifa and Varig, is due to be parted out after seeing only nine years service. Serial number 27109 flew for the first time in December 1995 and was delivered to British Airways in the following month. The aircraft was…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 27, 2006
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Internet Offerings Highlight Strong Pricing
Reliable transaction data remains elusive but the internet continues to provide some information on pricing. Aerosupplies Partner of Malaysia is offering three, probably JT9D powered, B767-200(ER)s for $7.5 million each. Operated by a Chinese airline, possibly Air China and manufactured in 1985-1987, on domestic routes, the aircraft have been maintained…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 27, 2006
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