Aircraft Value News [May 20, 2013] -

Issue: May 20, 2013

Older Aircraft Continue to be Displaced By New Leaving Values Languishing

While the discussion over aircraft service lives continues to be debated, the arrival of new aircraft continue to displace the older types. Though more than 1,200 new aircraft are being delivered each year, the size of the world’s operational fleet is failing to increase by the same margin. As is…

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May 20, 2013

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Cancellation of Five Orders Piles Pressure on Residuals

The values of the B747-8 are expected to continue to suffer as the orderbook actually declines rather than increases. The cancellation of five B747-8I orders by DAE Capital, a not unexpected event, results in an orderbook of only 40 units for the relatively new aircraft of which 14 have been…

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May 20, 2013

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Values of the B737-900 Continue to Stumble

There is no disguising the limited attraction of the stretch to the -800 and how weak the prospects are for residual values. The B737-900 was launched in November 1997, some four years after the -700 was launched. Major assembly on the -900 was started in late 1999. The first delivery…

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May 20, 2013

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Values of A319 and B737-700 Fail to Inspire

The values of the A319 and B737-700 continue to suffer as the market increasingly favors either larger or new models. The market for the A319 and B737-700 has been suffering for some time with notable a decline in values for both types during the course of the last eighteen months.…

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May 20, 2013

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Lease Rentals Generally Hold Steady

The previous twelve months has seen a variety of changes to narrowbody lease rentals, few of which have been positive. The competition among lessors continues to be intense and combined with a record period of low interest rates, lease rentals have been fluctuating. Both Airbus and Boeing are quickly filling…

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May 20, 2013

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Values Deteriorate Due to Age

The values of widebodies may have in general exhibited a slight fall in the last quarter but this is more a reflection of normal age related changes. Assuming that aircraft have a useful asset life of some 20 years, this suggests that even if the market has no influence then…

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May 20, 2013

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E-Jet Values Remain Stable Despite New Developments

The values of the Embraer E-Jets have generally exhibited better than average performance in the regional jet sector and this is expected to continue even with the arrival of the E-Jet Plus next year and the re-engined models perhaps in 2018. The E-Jet has already been in existence for approximately…

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May 20, 2013

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