Aircraft Value News [July 19, 2021] -

Issue: July 19, 2021

United Order Throws Spotlight on Net Aircraft Pricing

Large, Important Orders Attract Significant Discounts The United Airlines order for Airbus and Boeing aircraft will have attracted significant discounts from both manufacturers for differing reasons and makes it necessary to consider the net pricing of new aircraft. The United Airlines order announced in late June comprises 200 B737MAX aircraft…

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July 19, 2021

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Freighter Conversion Costs Begin to Escalate But Capacity Burgeoning

With the demand for freighter conversions, finding a conversion center with an early conversion slot is becoming much more difficult which inevitably means that net pricing of conversions is likely to increase. As the demand for passenger aircraft – both narrowbodies and widebodies – remains weak, particularly for the mid-life…

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July 19, 2021

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Divergent Views on “Date of Build” for MAX

With ever more B737MAX aircraft being returned to service there remains something of a difference of opinion as to the “date of build” of the aircraft for appraisal purposes. Given the length of time that some MAX aircraft have been in storage, the absence of utilization has led to the…

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July 19, 2021

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DHC6-400 Values Seek to Emulate DHC6-300

The DHC6-400 has been in production for just over ten years and thus the trend for values has been established. The DHC6-400 seeks to match the success of its predecessor, the DHC6-300. The De Havilland Canada DHC6-300 saw 614 eventually built before production ceased in the late 1980s as 844…

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July 19, 2021

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Airfreight Growth Allows Slight Rise in Rentals

The market for freighters remains sufficiently strong as to allow lease rentals to remain at the very least at current levels, with the potential for a slight rise. There is a growing expectation that the use of “preighters” will reduce in the coming months as international passenger services are restored.…

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July 19, 2021

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US Domestic Market Fails to Push Values Higher – Except for E175

The U.S. domestic market continues to enjoy considerable demand and this has enabled operators to place many more regional jets back into service. Breeze has a number of E190s ready to enter service. There are some 2,000 active regional jets in North America with another 300 being inactive. The same…

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July 19, 2021

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Values of B787-9 Stable As FAA Stalls Deliveries

The B787-9 may be viewed as one of the most desirable of widebodies but there can be no disguising the difficulties of the international market and the limited ability of operators to generate revenues. The airlines, those in the United States, mostly affected by the events of 2001 had been…

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July 19, 2021

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Aircraft Asset Assessment - The B787-9

Market Presence. When the B787-9 was first introduced in 2014, the value of a new example approximated $130 million. There was inevitably some initial reluctance to see high values until the type proved itself in service. Although orders and deliveries surged, there was a concern that some Boeing orders were…

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July 19, 2021

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E175 Enhanced Values Boosted by Strong Demand in U.S.

The values of the E175 Enhanced have perhaps enjoyed one of the most significant improvements in recent months as the market for the type remains strong if dominated by the U.S. market. The E175 Enhanced was introduced in 2014 and features improvements such as the angled winglets which provided for…

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July 19, 2021

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