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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Widebody Rentals Start to Creep Up
The opening of borders continues enabling international traffic to increase once more thereby allowing more widebodies to re-enter service. Lease rates for the newer widebodies are increasing by a modest amount not least due to the rise in interest rates. But with the public becoming used to providing relevant medical…

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April 11, 2022
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Values of In-Production Models Rise
The combination of demand and rise in fuel prices is inevitably causing operators to seek newer types. ALC has recently confirmed an order for 32 B737 MAX aircraft. This is not due to the overall recovery of the market but is more a consequence of a desire/need to operate newer…

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April 11, 2022
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Freighter Demand Keeps Values on Even Keel
The values of the B767-300ER continue to experience higher than expected levels mostly because of the demand for freighter conversion and perhaps also due to the cost of replacement aircraft but the high price fuel is becoming a concern for operators, particularly in view of the number of A330s that…

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April 11, 2022
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Newer Narrowbody Lease Rentals Edge Higher
Higher Interest Rates Impose Yet Another Cost for Lessees While the aviation sector seeks to digest the wider and longer-term implications of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuring war, there have clear indications that lease rates for at least some aircraft types have been rising, albeit remaining…

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March 28, 2022
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ISTAT Keynote Speaker Cites Preference for Innovation over Expedience
The ISTAT Conference in San Diego was understandably overshadowed by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia but one of the keynote speakers welcomed a more forward looking and innovative aviation industry. Mr. Steven Udvar-Hazy, Executive Chairperson of Air Lease Corporation, has spoken at many ISTAT events and has been wielded…

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March 28, 2022
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CFM56 & V2500 Engine Values Exhibit Major Improvement
With the narrowbody market having seen sustained improvement in terms of stored aircraft being returned to service, the demand for spare engines is rising once more. Half Life Used Value US$m Engine Type Pre-Covid 2022 Value Aircraft AE3007-A1P 0.30 0.20 ERJ145ER CF34-3B1 0.40 0.20 CRJ200ER CF34-8E5 1.70 1.00 E170 CF6-80C2A5…

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March 28, 2022
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Lease Rentals Edge Up
The lease rentals of the turboprops have not escaped the ravages of the Covid Event, as is evident with the problems of NAC, but with traffic recovering in many regions then the demand for aircraft is improving once more. One of the problems facing the lessors of turboprops is that…

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March 28, 2022
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Sanctions Start to Impact Utilization
The business jet market over the last six months has seen a distinct improvement in terms of pricing and a significant reduction in the number of used aircraft being advertised. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the consequential imposition of a myriad of sanctions has led to a reduction in…

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March 28, 2022
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