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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Regional Aircraft Values Face No Better Than Mainline Jets
Collapse of Boeing-Embraer Deal Exacerbates Difficulties for Segment The regional jets, particularly in the U.S., are seen by some as a possible source of optimism in terms of meeting the demand or traffic when passengers start flying again but values have fallen by more than 30 percent and will face…

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May 11, 2020
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Freighter Values Experience Considerable Volatility But Good for Now
The values of freighters have been the least affected during the Covid event, but this needs to be seen in the context of extremely specific and unique market circumstances, which may see a significant reversal. While values of passenger aircraft have fallen by 20-60 percent, the value of freighters have…

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May 11, 2020
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Order Cancellations Contribute to Collapse in Used Values
Aircraft manufacturers are scrambling to cope with cancellations and deferral requests from dozens of customers and these have already impacted used values as the value of new aircraft has fallen by up to 35 percent with the A380 falling by nearly 60 percent. There has always been a relationship between…

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May 11, 2020
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Lease Rentals Experience Massive Fall
The lease rentals can be expected to fall even further than values in the short term. The lessors will seek to stave off the clamouring for rent reductions as much as possible but there has to be a measure of realism. Leases could be extended for 3-6 months or rates…

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May 11, 2020
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Regional Jet Values Fall 25-35%
There is an expectation that the current market conditions will favor the regional jets as operators seek to reduce capacity but this is not likely to be the case on a global scale. There are some instances of operators restarting services using existing regional jets. KLM for example is adding…

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May 11, 2020
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Airline Contractions Support Significant Discounting of Values
The effect of the Covid event on aviation has been catastrophic and the effects will be long lasting with no V shaped recovery expected particularly as airlines continue to announce reductions in their orderbooks and existing fleets. The last decade has seen an influx of financial institutions enter aircraft financing,…

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May 11, 2020
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Freighter Rates Have Potential to Rise
In all the mayhem that that Covid is creating the one bright spot is freighters. The demand for various goods and the loss of belly hold capacity has seen a rapid rise in demand for freight space even to the extent that passenger aircraft have been returned to service –…

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April 27, 2020
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Whitetails Emerging in First Time in Generation
Aircraft Auctions Could Make a Comeback The fallout from Covid-19 continues to ravage the aviation sector with Virgin Australia entering voluntary administration thus becoming the latest, but far from the last, to suffer clearly indicating that the effects of the virus will be far reaching and sustained. The desire to…

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April 27, 2020
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