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Aircraft Asset Assessment - A330-300

Market Presence. The A330-300 at last served to throw off the adverse perceptions that sometimes plague Airbus widebody values. In terms of residual values, for the short to medium term the A330-300 initially proved to be among the top smaller widebody performers though these have fallen in recent years as…

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December 7, 2020

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Loan to Value Ratios Fall As Lenders Seek to Minimize Risk

The demise of the aircraft value cycle was much exaggerated prior to the Covid Event and the return of volatility has inevitably caused the flight of many investors away from aircraft financing with those remaining, demanding risk averse loan to value (LTV) ratios. The Covid Event has impacted aircraft values…

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December 7, 2020

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12 Year Old B777-300ER Scrapped

Maintenance Reserves Accelerate Retirements But EOLC May Delay Scrapping The Covid Event will accelerate the retirement of midlife aircraft, particularly widebodies, not only due to non performing leases and market weakness, but also because of accrued maintenance reserves and End of Lease Compensation. A B777-300ER owned by lessor China Aircraft…

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December 7, 2020

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B737-800 Values & Lease Rentals Start to See Effect of Return of B737-8

There is little doubt that the values and lease rentals of the B737-800 have been buoyed by the grounding of the B737-8 but with the return to service at a time of market weakness, any premium applied the B737NG is likely to dissipate. The values and lease rentals of both…

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December 7, 2020

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Weak Demand Forces Lessors Into Power by Hour (PBH) Deals

PBH Arrangements Now More Common The dire market conditions continue to make the market extremely difficult for the lessors seeking to remarket aircraft that have been returned due to corporate collapse, lease expiry, repossession, replaced by newer types. Traditionally, approximately ten percent of a lessors portfolio will need to be…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

November 23, 2020

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Vaccine Offers Prospect of “Bounce” for Values of Newer Aircraft Next Year

The announcement that the approval of vaccines may be forthcoming in the next few weeks with the potential for a global vaccination program to be initiated in the spring of next year offers the promise of much improved demand for newer aircraft types as operators scramble to restore schedules to…

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November 23, 2020

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Rex Airlines Reportedly Pays “$43,600” Per Month for Older B737-800

The report that Rex Airlines, seeking to takeover some of the routes left vacant by Virgin Australia, is paying some $43,600 a month initially should come as no surprise in view of the age of the aircraft and the lack of interest in capacity. “The Australian” newspaper reportedly indicated that…

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November 23, 2020

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Freighter Values Start to Take Note of Potential New Models

The market for new production freighters is at a crossroads given the decision by Boeing to cease production of both the B777F and B747-8F. The airfreight market has enjoyed considerable success due to the reduction in passenger flights but may be relatively short lived as international passenger flights are restored…

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November 23, 2020

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