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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
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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The Last Decade Has Not Favored B777-200ER Values
The last decade has not been kind to the -200ER and values have experienced a particularly significant fall in the last five years. When the B777-200ER entered service as the B777-200B and then the B777-200IGW in the mid 1990s, the value of a new example amount to approximately $110 million.…

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November 12, 2018
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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
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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
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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
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A350-900ULR Values Will Not Suffer Same Fate as A340-500
The re-launch of the direct Singapore-Newark route by Singapore Airlines using the new A350-900ULR variant will fortunately not likely see the same fate for residual values of the A340-500 or even B777-200LR. Singapore-Newark route, a distance of nearly 8,235 nautical miles, takes some 19 hours but was last flown by…

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October 29, 2018
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Values of Outgoing E-Jets Under Pressure
The market for the E190 is likely to prove more difficult in the coming years as it appears that a number will be coming onto the market. On behalf of Air Canada, Skyworks Leasing has arranged the sale of 25 E190 aircraft to Beautech Power Systems. Air Canada is gradually…

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October 29, 2018
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Maintenance Reserves Need to Account for Realistic D Check Costs
Maintenance reserves charged by lessors on both narrowbody and widebody aircraft need to be adequately reflect the real cost of such major maintenance. While the cost of performing the major airframe maintenance on aircraft pales against the costs associated with overhauling the engines and replacing their LLPs, the cost of…

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October 29, 2018
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