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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Maintenance Reserves for New Aircraft May Need to Be Higher
The introduction of new aircraft types means that only with in-service experience can the maintenance reserves to be applied be realistic. Maintenance reserves charged by lessors on both narrowbody and widebody aircraft need to be adequately reflect the real cost of such major maintenance and with newer aircraft, maintenance costs…

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October 14, 2019
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Winds of Climate Change Could Blow Residuals Off Course
Retirement of Older Types & Launch of New Types May Be Accelerated The recent round of high-profile climate protests, emanating from clear indications that the climate is changing and most likely initiated or exacerbated by human industrial activity, provides a clear indication that air transport will continue to be a…

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October 14, 2019
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A320ceo Values Holding Steady
The values of the A320ceo should be experiencing a significant fall given the delivery of the A320neo in ever greater numbers but given the peculiar market conditions they are remaining surprisingly stable with short term rentals being slightly higher than might have been forecast even a year ago. When a…

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October 14, 2019
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Lower Interest Rates Contain Rentals
With interest rates contained – and even reduced – the effect on lease rates is inevitably to see either lower or stable levels although current market forces may see some mutant changes. The U.S. has recently reduced interest rates and with economic weakness around the globe, other central banks are…

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October 14, 2019
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B737-300 Values Variable Due to Condition
To some extent the grounding of the B737MAX has led to some demand for the smaller -300 but this has not translated into a rise in values. The values of the B737-300 may have seen some stability after nearly a decade of declines that started in 2008. As predicted, aircraft…

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September 30, 2019
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Regional Jet Values See some Weakness
The transition to new types continues and this is inevitably impacting older models to a greater or lesser extent. There have been a number of notable occasions when older regional jets have been placed onto the market only to find that offer prices have been below market value. Potential buyers,…

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September 30, 2019
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Long Term Trend of New Pricing of B777-300ER Shows Recent Decline
The peak in new pricing of the B777-300ER has long since passed with values now well below $150 million and still falling. There are now only 34 -300ERs remaining to be delivered. However, there have been 810 deliveries through to the end of August 2019 which averages some 50 per…

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September 30, 2019
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A320neo Center of Gravity Issue Becomes Concern as Lufthansa Cuts Capacity
With EASA finding issues with the Center of Gravity on the A320neo and A321neo, Lufthansa has now blocked off the last row of seats as a precaution should this be adopted on a widespread basis and for any length of time on those fitted with the SpaceFlex option. The EASA…

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September 30, 2019
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