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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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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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August 6, 2007
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B737-500 Values Experience Modest Rise As Market Moves East
The values of the -500 are experiencing a modest increase as a result of reasonably sustained demand not least in Russia and Eastern Europe. The values of mainline 100 seaters have generally been under pressure during the course of this decade owing to a changing market structure. With the major…

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August 6, 2007
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B757 Values Remain on Even Keel
Despite portents of doom in the run up to 2001 and in the years thereafter, values of the B757 have managed to recover and achieve a measure of stability over the course of the last two years. Operators of the B757 have seen the benefit of retaining the type for…

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August 6, 2007
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Values of Aircraft in Production Remain on High
The values of those narrowbodies still in production remain strong not least because of a backlog that keeps on extending. Although some sale and leasebacks are resulting in high prices owing to higher rentals, those aircraft that are being sold with an existing attached lease may be featuring much lower…

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August 6, 2007
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Lease Rentals of Most Regional Jets Enjoy Rise
The lease rentals of most regional jets, including those of the 50 seaters, have continued to climb. Because production of the 50 seaters continues in name only, operators are forced to the used market. Despite the operating economics of the 50 seats suffering through the high price of fuel, the…

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August 6, 2007
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Values of A319 Continue to Improve
Such is the lack of capacity in the 130 segment of the market that values of the A319 have edged higher.   A319 Vital Statistics LAUNCH 05/1993 FIRST FLIGHT Aug-95 SERVICE ENTRY Apr-96 ORDERS 06/07 1258 DELIVERIES 08/05 866 BACKLOG 392 OPERATORS 81 ENGINE TYPES CFM56 IAE V2500 AVAILABILITY 3…

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August 6, 2007
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The A319 Market Presence. The A319 has established a clearly credible market presence, even ignoring other members of the A320 family. While financing and net cost may have played a role in securing some orders, the type enjoys success based on merit. The wider cabin interior, economics, flight deck layout…

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August 6, 2007
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