Aircraft Value News [May 1, 2017] -

Issue: May 1, 2017

Values & Lease Rentals Face Increasingly Negative Market Pressures

But Short Term Still Likely to See Mostly Stable Values & Rates The values of used aircraft should be enjoying the most significant exponential increase in nearly 30 years but all the indications are that values and lease rentals will, at best, continue to remain stable with further modest falls…

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May 1, 2017

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Embraer Legacy 650 Values Weakened by 650E

The values of the Embraer Legacy 650 have been adversely impacted by the launch and development of the E650E, reflecting the lower delivery rate of Embraer business jets. In October 2016, the Legacy 650E was launched and is due to enter service during the first quarter of 2017. The Legacy…

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May 1, 2017

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Aircraft Asset Assessment

Market Presence. The B787-8 has sold in reasonable numbers with the orderbook totaling 423 of which 332 have been delivered leaving a backlog of 91 units. Yet, between March 2016 and March 2017 there have been only nine new orders for the B787-8 compared to 39 deliveries. This compares with…

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May 1, 2017

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B787-8 Loses Some of its Shine

With the backlog for the B787-8 now less than 95, a sense of realism has started to impact values. Most new aircraft undergo a honeymoon period in their early years when values remain high due to a lack of availability as well absence of trading activity. With 332 delivered as…

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May 1, 2017

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Values of Regional Jets Ease Down

The values of the regional jets have held up well and have provided reassurance for the myriad of new owners of the type that have been seeking greater margins than those available on mainline jets. However, with some facing transition to new types and others seemingly flagging, then values are…

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May 1, 2017

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Widebody Rentals Stable As Market Picks Up

The airfeight market has at last shown improvement with the figures from IATA showing a nearl double digit improvement over the same month I 2016. Importantly, capacity actually fell in February which allowed load factors to uncrease 43.5 percent and for international load factors to increase to 48 percent. Some…

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May 1, 2017

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Scrap Values Start to Fall for Some Narrowbodies

Now that the transition to new narrowbody offerings is taking place then there exists a question mark over whether the scrap values of such aircraft as the A320ceo family and the B737NG can be maintained. To a large extent, the scrap value of an A320 or B737NG remains the engines.…

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May 1, 2017

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B777-200 Values Tumble Despite Retention by Majors

The values of the B777-200 have been under pressure but with the scrapping of a further two units, the difficulty in remarketing the type is all too apparent. A total of only 88 B777-200s are only ever ordered and delivered. As the first iteration of the B777, the -200 was…

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May 1, 2017

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A319ceo Values Suffer From Advancing Age & Changing Market

The values of the A319ceo are facing further weakness as production comes to an end and as the market moves to larger types. As of the end of March 2017 a total of 1,481 A319s had been ordered with 1,457 delivered leaving a backlog of only 24 units - albeit…

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May 1, 2017

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