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Engine Residuals Shrug Off Concerns Over Technology Leap Frog
The concern over global warming and the prospect of relatively rapid advances in engine technology have the potential to undermine the demand for existing engine models in the long term. With the service entry of the B787 comes new-generation engines, ones which can only draw such heritage from existing engine…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 20, 2007
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Potential A340 Scrapping Increases Need for Residual Risk
Parting Out Fortunately Unusual So Early in Life Cycle The first possible parting out of an A340-300 underlines the fragility of widebody residuals, particularly when assuming service lives can be 30 years or more. The A340-300 being considered for parting out is owned by lessor, AerCap. The aircraft, serial number…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 20, 2007
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Full-Life Maintenance Adjustments Cause Problems for Residuals
The increased use of full-life maintenance adjustments at the end of leases offers considerable financial engineering benefits but is increasingly serving to distort long-term residual values. Residual values have traditionally assumed that the aircraft will be retuned in the equivalent of half-life condition. The airframe for example will be half…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 20, 2007
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Saab 340s Purchased At Attractive Price
The market for turboprops remains strong and there continues to be a shortage of quality equipment, such that pricing has continued to edge up. The Saab 340 has, in the past, been affected by issues of excess availability. There remain some 20 Saab 340s being advertised for sale or lease.…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 20, 2007
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Turboprop Rentals Remain on Track
The development of an all new 70-seat turboprop by China, seemingly capable of competing with the Bombardier Dash8-400 and ATR72 underlines the demand for propeller aircraft while potentially causing problems for residual values of incumbent products. Residual value calculations for turboprops have not only benefited from the recent resurgence in…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 20, 2007
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Despite Strong Market Values Keep Falling
Values of older widebodies continue to face weakness as the effects of higher maintenance and operating costs take precedence over lack of newer products. The cost of reconfiguring the older widebodies is such that there are few owners willing to undertake the task. A widebody can cost between $5-10 million…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 20, 2007
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Financial Results Suggests Peak in Aircraft Values Yet to Come
Values Continue to Edge Up The ability of the airlines to report reasonably strong results in a period of sustained high fuel prices and intense competition provides at least a measure of confidence that the market has yet to reach its peak, thereby allowing values to edge up and for…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 6, 2007
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Airbus Expects That A300/A310 Fleet Will Achieve Average 35 Years of Life
With the closure of the A300/A310 production line, the first such cessation in the 35-year history of Airbus, the manufacturer is making plans to support the aircraft through to possibly 2050. The final A300, a freighter, was delivered to FedEx in July this year while the last A310 was delivered…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 6, 2007
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