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Current Values Take on Note of Realism
Despite sustained order announcements and extending backlogs, anxiety over the vulnerability of the economy, the fragility of the financial markets and the potential adverse impact on aviation demand, the market is reining in some of the hitherto unbridled optimism concerning current and even residual values. While global stock markets appear…

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October 15, 2007
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Environmental Issues Continue to Favor Values of Newer Aircraft
ICAO Division Keeps Residuals on Even Keel The growing division at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) between European members, and seemingly the rest of the world on the issue of how best to reduce aircraft emissions, suggests that the status quo will prevail for the foreseeable future, delaying the…

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October 15, 2007
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ISTAT Conference Points to Incremental Technological Change
The consensus of opinion at the ISTAT conference suggests that more radical developments in aircraft design will be needed to combat both the real and perceived impact of aviation on greenhouse gases but that such innovation will take perhaps another 15-20 years based on current working and regulatory practices. At…

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October 15, 2007
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Improvement in ATR Family Sees Only Minor Impact on Existing Values
Residual values of the existing ATR42-500 and ATR72-500 are likely to experience only a modest readjustment as a result of the launch of the -600. The values of the ATR42-500 and ATR72-500 have been riding high over the course of the last year due in no small part to the…

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October 15, 2007
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Freighter Rentals Stable
The freighter market appears to be faced with conflicting pressures though not as yet sufficient to cause a reversal in fortunes. The demand for airfreight is showing signs of slowing in some sectors. The problems being faced in the U.S. economy and elsewhere are resulting in some loss of traffic…

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October 15, 2007
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New Aircraft Pricing Could Rise As PMA Bites
Move By Airlines To Source Cheaper Parts Could Also Boost Used Values The last decade has been characterized by minimal increases in the net prices of new aircraft, even in the context of a backlog that now extends for many years. Competition between Airbus and Boeing, as well efficiency drives,…

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October 1, 2007
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Turboprop Values Exhibit Increase
The values of turboprops have continued to enjoy solid performance to the extent that prices and lease rentals have risen. A consequence of the recovery in the turboprop market has been the difficulty for some traders to find aircraft to sell. Lease rentals have improved but so too have values.…

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October 1, 2007
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Banking Crisis Puts Values On Watch
Nervous Markets Could Stifle Further Rise in Values The on-going volatility in the worlds stock markets owing to lending in the U.S., has caused financial institutions and private individuals to carefully consider their investments such that cash needed to fund the increasing number of aircraft deliveries may be more difficult…

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September 17, 2007
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