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Aircraft Archive: A320NEO
Aircraft Asset Assessment: A318
Market Presence. The high gross weight A318s are a match for the B737-600, something that was lacking with the original payload/range objectives. However, a 100 seater usually flies shorter sectors such that flight times are likely to approximate an hour. The difference in MTOWs has a significant effect on range…

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March 23, 2015
AVN
Long Leadtime for A380neo Keeps Value Decline to Expected Levels
The latest Airbus financial results show improvement for the European manufacturer but not enough to contemplate an early launch of the re-engining program which should allow values to continue to fall at the expected rate. Airbus, in announcing its financial performance and a rise in A320 family production rates to…

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March 9, 2015
AVN
Airbus List Prices for 2015 Rise by 3.3%
Airbus list prices for 2015 show a rise of nearly 3.3 percent across all aircraft types but the difficulty will be in translating this rise into net base pricing for new orders and in achieving an increase in profitability. The rise in list prices quoted by Airbus are largely an…

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January 26, 2015
AVN
Backlog & Lower Fuel Price Keep Values & Lease Rentals on Even Keel
The prospects for values and lease rentals for 2015 remain stable though any further significant strengthening is unlikely with the Mid Life Aircraft (MLA) perhaps offering some opportunities. The year 2014 continued to see strong demand with both Airbus and Boeing yet again recording orders that were more double their…

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January 26, 2015
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: B737-800
Market Presence. In the context of re-engining from both manufacturers, the effect on residual values of the A320 and B737 could be relatively modest in terms of deviation from existing projections. While re-engining offers improvement, it is more incremental than evolutionary. If the difference between the existing model and the…

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January 26, 2015
AVN
A320neo Residuals Set to Change as PIP for PW1100G Arrives in 2019
Revealed earlier this year, the significant Performance Improvement Package (PIP) on the Pratt & Whitney on the PW1100G powering the A320neo family may be arriving by the end of the decade such that a decision has to be made on whether to discount the non-PIP engines or add a premium…

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December 15, 2014
AVN
Split Scimitar Winglets Continue to be in Demand Despite Drop in Fuel Price
A premium will be justified for the B737NG as the new Split-Scimitar winglet, originally designed for the B737MAX, is incorporated on the B737NG for newly delivered aircraft. The Split-Scimitar winglets, designed by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), was originally mooted in 2011 though the concept can be traced back as far…

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December 1, 2014
AVN
New Narrowbody Has No Impact on Long Term Residuals - Yet
Residual forecasts for the B737MAX, due to enter service around 2017, are only now being calculated but Boeing is already indicating that a replacement is being planned for circa 2030 due to the pressure from emerging manufacturers in China and elsewhere. The CEO of Boeing, Jim McNerney, reportedly indicated in…

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November 17, 2014
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