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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Freighter Values Have Potential to Rise
Airfreight traffic during 2018 has settled down to more realistic levels but at least there continues to be a trend towards growth rather than stagnation and the thawing of trade relations between the U.S. and China may provide a boost for traffic flows which require the large freighter aircraft. The…

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December 10, 2018
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Airframe-Engine Combination Still Critical as Last BA RR B767 Scrappedn
While the importance of brand loyalty in terms of engine choice has lost much of its significance due to the move away from in-house overhaul capabilities, the selection of the airframe/airframe combination continues to have an effect on residual values. British Airways has retired its last B767-300ER which are powered…

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December 10, 2018
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Turboprop Rentals Under Pressure
The market for the leasing of turboprops continues to center on the larger and more modern types. In contrast to the commercial jet sector, the proportion of the turboprop fleet that can be reasonably be expected to be suitable for a vanilla operating lease is small. A significant proportion, if…

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December 10, 2018
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VX Capital Takes Advantage of Strong B737 Freighter Values
VX Capital, specializing in the leasing of B737 Classic freighters in recent years has launched an ABS – VX Cargo 2018-1 Trust - centered on 35 B737 Classic freighters. The ABS seeks a principal amount of $190 million secured on 35 aircraft. The ABS focusses on older aircraft which have…

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November 26, 2018
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Large Business Jet Values Stage Recovery
After experiencing a significant fall between 2014 and 2016 the values of many larger business jets have more recently recorded an improvement. The certification of the Global 7500 and the imminent arrival of the new Gulfstream product will likely have an effect as aircraft are traded in for the newer…

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November 26, 2018
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Rentals of New Types Fail to Advance
Despite the arrival of new aircraft types into the market, lease rates remain at historical lows in terms of lease rental factors. Lease rental factors (LRFs) express the montly lease rental as a percent of the current market value. The lease rental factor is dependent on interest rates and the…

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November 26, 2018
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Certification of Bombardier Global 7500 Puts Pressure on G650ER Values
With a two year delay to certification the Global 7500 has finally been certificated allowing for deliveries to commence but as with the service entry of any new dedicated business jet, there exists a risk that operators will trade-in existing aircraft thereby causing a problem for values. The size and…

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November 26, 2018
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B737-900ER Values Fall Below the -800
In sharp contrast to the A321, the values of the -900ER have continued to fall such that the variant is mainly worth less than the smaller -800. In the spring of 2001, Boeing started studying the possibility of a -900X featuring more range and allowing more seats to be fitted.…

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November 26, 2018
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