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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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
AVN
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
AVN
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
AVN
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
AVN
B737-9 EASA Certification Does Nothing for Values
The market for the larger versions of the B737MAX remains fragmented and this has adversely affected values of the B737-9 and B737-10. In October, EASA certificated the B737-9 some eight months after the FAA. Both Icelandair and Turkish have ordered the -9. But the larger versions of the B737MAX are…

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November 12, 2018
AVN
Change in Aircraft Ratings Highlights Move to Newer Equipment
The latest ratings assigned to aircraft have been released by AVAC (www.aircraftvalues.net) and generally reflect the declining appeal of some types in the medium term. Aircraft Ratings for aircraft were created by AVAC some 15 years ago becoming the standard and subsequently adopted by the appraisal, investment and regulatory community…

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November 12, 2018
AVN
Residuals Can Be Lower Than Expected
The market for narrowbodies may seem to be as strong as it ever has been in the past but this has not translated into higher values. One of the principal issues for used values is the stagnation in new prices. Although the manufacturers may – will be - be applying…

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November 12, 2018
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment
ATR72-600 Market Presence. The -600 indeed suffered during 2017 both in terms of demand and lease rentals and only is the market improving. The near 675 orders for the -600 have come at the price of swamping the market. A number of carriers divested themselves of their -600 fleets either…

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November 12, 2018
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