Aircraft Value News [July 9, 2018] -

Issue: July 9, 2018

Aircraft Asset Assessment A380

Market Presence. The values of the A380 have been experiencing an accelerated decline in recent years such that the annual decline has been greater than the average of 7-8 percent. The age profile of the A380 is such that those aircraft that were leased on 10-12 year terms are now…

By: Yelena Shamis

July 26, 2018

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A380 Values Not So Good Despite Emirates Order

The values of the A380 are declining at a relatively rapid rate although the level of deterioration is in line with expectations and on a par to most other widebodies at this stage of the product life cycle. Establishing a market value for the A380 is a theoretical exercise in…

By: Yelena Shamis

July 26, 2018

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Widebody Rentals Experience Downward Pressure

There continues to be an element of disconnect between the strength of traffic and the lease rentals of many used widebodies. While traffic continues to climb, the lease rentals of most used widebodies are continuing to fall, some faster than others. Strong traffic has not translated into higher profits for…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 9, 2018

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Appetite for Large Airliner VVIPs Contracting?

Airbus and Boeing both have a long standing commitment to selling dedicated new larger airline VVIP aircraft but the last few years has seen a paucity of orders and a limited number of deliveries. The manufacturers are pushing to secure new orders but in a market where fuel efficiency is…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 9, 2018

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A320neo Family Values – Time for Engine Differentiation?

Will Restarting of A320 Production With PW1100G Ensure Parity With LEAP? April saw the restarting of A320neos powered by the troubled PW1100G engine but the question remains as to whether values of the specific airframe-engine combination should be discounted compared to the LEAP powered examples. For years, not months, the…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 9, 2018

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B777-200 Lease Rentals Tumble After Hanging onto -200ER Coattails

The lease rentals of the B777-200 are at rock bottom which is no surprise in view of the lack luster performance of its much more capable stablemate, the -200ER, but this has not always been the case. The -200 was first introduced in 1995 as the -200A with the -200ER…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 9, 2018

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Long Term Residuals Not Affected by Hypersonic Publicity Hype

Residual values need to assume that changes will take place in terms of technology and that the status quo will be upset to a greater or lesser extent but the recent Hypersonic transport promoted by Boeing is unlikely to have an impact during the life of any aircraft being delivered…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 9, 2018

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Owners Not Afraid to Scrap Aircraft

The arrival of new types to the market during the course of this decade inevitably means that there is a greater likelihood of older types being parted out, even with record levels of traffic growth. Scrap values are generally remaining reasonably strong for both narrow and widebodies with Dr Peters…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 9, 2018

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