Aircraft Value News [October 26, 2020] -

Issue: October 26, 2020

Values Set to Improve Once Mass Vaccination Initiated

Recovery in Values Centers on Newer Aircraft The last six months has seen an unprecedented collapse in air traffic resulting in the contraction of many airlines, the storage, repossession, return and disposal of many aircraft - newer and older – but with the probability that a vaccination will be approved…

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October 26, 2020

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Air Canada B737-8 Sale & Leaseback Sees Unit Price of “$40 million”

The sale and leaseback of nine B737-8 aircraft by Air Canada not only highlights the need for operators to continue to extract the most from their assets to overcome financial weakness but also the discounting that the type attracts. Air Canada announced in early October that a total of nine…

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October 26, 2020

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LATAM EETC “Desirable” Aircraft Still for Sale

The problems of LATAM saw the return of 17 aircraft which represented the most attractive of assets and for which the values have seemingly been only partially impacted by the Covid Event but as yet remain unsold. The plethora of EETC deals in recent years has seen a focus on…

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October 26, 2020

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Freighter Rates Stable Despite Lower CTKs

The lease rentals of freighters are at the very least remaining steady as demand for airfreight space remains high. The amount of belly hold capacity on international flights is beginning to increase but remains insufficient to meet demand. Consequently, the demand for freighters remains strong even as passenger widebodies are…

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October 26, 2020

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Values of Newer Narrowbodies Start to Recover

The values of all passenger narrowbody aircraft have been adversely affected by the Covid Event, some greater than others but the recovery is now under way except that a sense of realism is still necessary for even the youngest and most desirable of types. The re-absorption of aircraft is taking…

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October 26, 2020

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B747-400F Values Enjoy Modest Rise

A year ago, the market for the B747-400F was in the doldrums but today the freshening trade winds have seen a different tack for values. The B747-400F received its first order in 1989 and the service entry of the first aircraft was in August 1993 to Cargolux. The last delivery…

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October 26, 2020

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Aircraft Asset Assessment

The B747-400F Market Presence. The value of freighters during the Covid event have remained largely unchanged, contrasting sharply with the passenger examples. The extent of reduction has been no more than ten percent when compared to the last quarter of 2019 such that in real terms, the decline is perhaps…

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October 26, 2020

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Long Term Narrowbody Residuals Start to Take Note of Hydrogen Power

While the Covid Event is naturally the focus of attention with regard to current market values, residual value calculations, projecting some 20 years into the future, are increasingly having to take note of the change in technology and the inevitable move towards a more environmentally means of powering the majority…

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October 26, 2020

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