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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Wave Goodbye to the B747-200B
For the second time in just over two years, the spike in fuel prices has sealed the fate of the B747-200B, a fate that has been evident since 2001. With the rise in the price of fuel and the availability of alternative products, the market for older widebodies has become…

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February 14, 2011
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Medium Corporate Jet Residuals Could Shift With New Cessna Offerings
With the development of new products in the super light and medium sized business jet sector by Cessna, there exists the possibility that residual values of existing products could be impacted as customers seek to trade-in aircraft. While yet to formally announce the move to introduce new types, in seeking…

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February 14, 2011
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Airbus List Prices Rise by “4.4%”
Rises Are Far Above Inflation Following on the heels of Boeing announcing list prices for only 2010, Airbus has released list prices for 2011 which show another marked increase above normal inflation. The average increase is 4.4 percent, excluding the rise for the A380 which saw a significant 8.4 percent…

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January 31, 2011
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Order for A320NEO Will See Greater Lessor Interest
The launch of the A320NEO has already been validated with the Letter of Intent from IndiGo and orders for 30 from Virgin America providing much needed reassurance for the lessors that the type is wanted by the airlines. With the shift in emphasis from traditional aircraft financing to the operating…

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January 31, 2011
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Delta Request for Quotation Points to Waning B757 Values
Delta, in issuing a Request for Quotation for 400 up to narrowbody aircraft, underlines the likely replacement of such aircraft as the DC9, B757 and early A320s during the course of this decade. The request, while likely to take many months to come to fruition, calls for a quotation for…

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January 31, 2011
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Freight Traffic Stutters But Trend Remains Up
The month of November saw a reversal of recent trends and freighter traffic fell compared to the previous month. However, the overall trend is upwards albeit at lower monthly rises due to the improving picture at the end of 2009. The demand for freighters continues to rise which is allowing…

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January 31, 2011
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Chapter 2 Values Fade From View
For the majority of Chapter 2 aircraft, any value mostly resides with the operator. Seeking to sell the aircraft for cash was already proving to be more difficult and the credit crunch has only exaggerated the difficulties. There has been little change since the last update of June and therefore…

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January 31, 2011
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Values of B757-300 Fail to Inspire
When the B757-300 was first ordered by Condor Flugdienst in September 1996 it seemed that the then ubiquitous B757-200 would be accompanied by a worth companion. Unfortunately, with only 55 orders, the amount of resources expanded on the development of the larger variant has barely seemed worthwhile. Current operators are…

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January 31, 2011
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