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Kingfisher Places '$17.5 Million' Order for ATR72-500s

Indian carrier Kingfisher has placed an order for 20 ATR72-500s that was reportedly worth some $350 million, or $17.5 million per aircraft. The quoted purchase price is much more in line with current values than those quoted for jet orders. Discounting on Airbus and Boeing aircraft generally start at 30…

By: Aircraft Value News

November 28, 2005

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Lease Rates of Older Widebodies Languish

The market for new widebodies continues to improve - lease rentals of Boeing B767-300ERs, for example, have increased by more than 50 percent over the last two years - but the lease rentals of the older widebodies have not been so fortunate. The combination of higher fuel prices and demand…

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November 28, 2005

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Stage 3 Values Lag Behind Lease Rentals

The increase in values of Stage 3 aircraft still in production continues to be less than what is being experienced by lease rentals. Though lease rentals manage to increase as a result of all that is positive in the market, values are having to compensate for all the negatives. The…

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November 28, 2005

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Changing 100-Seat Market Keeps Pressure on -500 Values

Boeing's cancellation of the B717 and the limited number of orders for the B737-600 and the Airbus A318 underline the severity of the market for 100 seaters. Yet, unless there is a surge in orders for the -600 in the near future, operators will be hard-pressed to find pre-owned replacements…

By: Aircraft Value News

November 28, 2005

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Northwest Lease Rejections Fail to Undermine Current Values

Over 200 Leases Now Rejected or Abandoned But Values of Only a Few Types Suffer Two years ago, a single major U.S. carrier's rejection of more than 200 leases would have been enough to precipitate a crisis of confidence among financial institutions across the globe. Today, while consternation and anxiety…

By: Aircraft Value News

November 14, 2005

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Relative Strength of CSeries Residuals Still in Limbo

While Northwest Airlines [NWACQ] seeks to cut costs by rejecting the leases on more than 200 aircraft, the carrier continues to be a primary potential customer for Bombardier's [BBD] proposed CSeries airliner, potentially providing the basis for reasonable residuals should the program proceed to launch, development, and finally production. Any…

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November 14, 2005

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Suspension of CRJ200 Production Places Further Pressure on Values

The 50-seat regional jet market continues to face adverse pressure, especially since Bombardier [BBD] decided that it will temporarily suspend production of the CRJ200 beginning in mid-January 2006. The suspension of production is of little surprise as the market for the 50-seat RJs in the United States has faltered over…

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November 14, 2005

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Value Difference Between CFM56- and V2500-Powered A320s Narrows

The modest difference in values between the CFM56-powered and V2500-powered Airbus A320s has continued to narrow in recent years as the number of orders placed for the latter has increased. Ten years ago, the difference in A320 values between the two engine types amounted to approximately $400,000. This has since…

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November 14, 2005

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