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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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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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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Lease Rentals for E190s Vulnerable for Some Years
The lease rentals for the older regional jets are remaining stable although there can be some variation for those still in production. There are a number of E190s due to enter the market in the next one to two years. Aerolineas Argentinas has received proposals from the manufacturers to replace…

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November 12, 2018
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E175 Concentration Starts to Impact Values
The additional order for 10 more E175s from American provides a further cushion for Embraer until the arrival of the E175E2 in 2021 but this comes at a price. The orderbook for the E175 stands at approximately 650 aircraft of which 560 have been delivered. This represents a significant amount…

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November 12, 2018
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Market for ATR72-600s Weakens with Age
The age profile of the ATR72-600 has taken its toll on values and will continue to do so. The ATR72-500 and -600 were first produced some 23 years and seven years ago respectively so are far from fresh to market. For the -500 this means that operators are already well…

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November 12, 2018
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Transitioning Product Line Impacts Values of Outgoing Models
Demand Insufficient to Hide Vulnerability of Types Coming to End of Production Demand for aircraft, as evidenced by higher than trend traffic and an extensive – record - backlog, would seem to suggest that values for nearly all types should be rising but the process of replacement is taking its…

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November 12, 2018
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