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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
AVI
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
AVI
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
AVI
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B737-300 Market Presence. There can be no ignoring the vast number of operators and the suitability of the type to a wide range of operations but there can also be no disguising the number that are in storage. There are still some 360 or more in a passenger configuration…

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September 30, 2019
AVI
Thomas Cook Collapse Could See Temporary Drop in A321 Rentals
Fleet Dominated by Leased A321-200s & A330-200s The collapse of Thomas Cook Airlines represents a significant blow for customers and passengers but may also a temporary drop in lease rentals for the two types used extensively by the UK airline. The UK airline Thomas Cook Airlines, part of the vacation…

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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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