Aircraft Value News [October 15, 2007] -

Issue: October 15, 2007

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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MD11 Values Lose Ground

The MD11 passenger aircraft may be in the minority but the type, through continued interest in the freighter program, continues to see relatively stable values. The international scheduled market is seeing sustained improvement and there has been an under-ordering of replacement capacity. Unfortunately, the MD11 has not been viewed as…

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October 15, 2007

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Aircraft Asset Assessment The MD11

Market Presence. In terms of historical values of the MD11, initially the outlook appeared promising, resulting more from the overall perceptions regarding widebodies rather than a judgment concerning the actual type. The initial problems regarding range resulted in some concern although it was appreciated that most new aircraft have their…

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October 15, 2007

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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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