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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A380

Bombardier CS100 & CS300 Price Tag Bears No Resemblance to Values

The list prices of the CS100 and CS300 at more than $40 million are considerably above the net selling price. Whereas Airbus and Boeing can claim the 35-45 percent disparity between list price and net selling price is a function of history, the development of a new aircraft by Bombardier…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

April 13, 2009

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Economic Contagion Precipitates Tipping Point for Values

Sharp Drop in Global Traffic Points to Fleet Contractions Forcing Down Values The tipping point for values has passed as the worldwide economic downturn translates into depressed demand for travel in all sectors. Values of virtually all aircraft are experiencing significant falls as operators seek to cope with much reduced…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 30, 2009

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Widebody Values Continue to Fall

Widebodies may be faring better than narrowbodies but there can be no escaping the fact that values have fallen. The contraction of operations and the deferral of new orders means that there are now a significant number of widebodies in the parking lot. The demand for any those seeking to…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 16, 2009

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Lease Rentals Start to Suffer

The market for widebodies had been very buoyant but the economic woes that now stretch around the globe are forcing down rates. The inevitable slowdown in production and the contraction of operations has loosened supply once again. While operators of existing widebodies are loath to actually dispose of assets in…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 2, 2009

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Timing of A380-900 Starts to Emerge But No Impact on -800 Values As Yet

The delay to the delivery of the five Kingfisher A380s may provide a inkling that the stretched version of the type may enter service by the middle of the next decade. Kingfisher, reeling from the effects of limited growth in the Indian aviation market, has reportedly announced an intention to…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 2, 2009

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Decline in Narrowbody Residuals Remains Fluid

Medium Term Residuals Benefiting from Indecision With medium to long term residual values so heavily dependent on the timing and magnitude of any replacement product, the difficulty in unraveling longer term market dynamics by the manufacturers is likely to focus attention on modest product improvement programs, thereby delaying the service…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

February 2, 2009

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Current Market Values Continue To Decline

There can be no escaping the inevitability that values of all aircraft types will face a decline during the course of 2009, the only question being of what magnitude. The values of virtually all used aircraft currently in production, excepting perhaps the B777-300ER and A380, are considered to have fallen…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

February 2, 2009

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Aircraft Asset Assessment

B747-200B Market Presence. When comparing the B747-200B and A380, the chasm in terms of technology becomes all too evident. The three person flight deck; clockwork instrumentation; 1950s vintage structure (the B747 fuselage is a derivative of the B707); comparatively basic interior (though carriers Virgin spent millions on presenting the most…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

February 2, 2009

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