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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Weaker Traffic Has Marginal Effect on Rentals
Airfreight traffic for July 2019 only served to underline the weakness of the global economy precipitated in part by the trade dispute initiated by the U.S. The airfreight traffic for July fell by 3.2 percent the ninth consecutive fall. Overall for the first seven months of 2019 traffic fell by…

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September 16, 2019
AVN
Spare Engine List Prices Continue to Rise
The engine manufacturers are continuing to increase list prices for spare engines which in turn is helping to maintain the value of used units. While the price paid by customers of installed engines is close to cost pricing the opposite is more likely when considering the price of spare engines.…

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September 16, 2019
AVN
Values of B737MAX Remain “On Watch”
The values of the B737MAX remain under scrutiny as the service entry date continues to slip with no certainty as to when the aircraft will return to service. Some U.S. airlines, which previously included the B737MAX in their November schedules, now indicate December as the earliest return to service date.…

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September 16, 2019
AVN
Values of A319 Relatively Stable Despite Age
The market for the A319 is still reasonable even if a number have been scrapped and the type is being overshadowed by the A220. The A319 was launched at the Paris Air Show in June 1993 to complement the existing A320/A321 range and combat the considerable success of the B737-300,…

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September 16, 2019
AVN
Expensive Interiors Not Always Add Value
Airliner type VVIP aircraft mostly involve expensive interiors but there are times when seeking to reflect such expense on a balance sheet may be difficult as auditors may see little such value. Airliner type VVIP interiors usually cost tens of millions to install and while for many owners, such expense…

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September 16, 2019
AVN
“Flight Shaming” Has No Impact
There is speculation that the market may be losing some of its strength as economic woes take their toll. The rate of traffic growth is not perhaps as high as it might be but then there are 371 MAX aircraft on the ground and 40 new MAX aircraft are not…

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September 2, 2019
AVN
Values of Turboprops Remain Stable
The limited production rate of new turboprops and the sustained demand for such aircraft as new routes and operators emerge, is keeping values of turboprops at reasonable levels. Economic expansion is often accompanied by a need for improved air transport links, perhaps providing services to tourist destinations or to industrial…

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September 2, 2019
AVN
B777-300 Values At Virtually Parting Out Levels
The market for the B777-300 is far from attractive and as such values have been falling at such a rate that the current levels all but equate to parting out levels. There were only ever 60 orders for the B777-300 from customers such as BOC Aviation, Cathay, Japan Airlines. ILFC,…

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September 2, 2019
AVN