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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
B787-8 Loses Some of its Shine
With the backlog for the B787-8 now less than 95, a sense of realism has started to impact values. Most new aircraft undergo a honeymoon period in their early years when values remain high due to a lack of availability as well absence of trading activity. With 332 delivered as…

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May 1, 2017
AVI
Values of Regional Jets Ease Down
The values of the regional jets have held up well and have provided reassurance for the myriad of new owners of the type that have been seeking greater margins than those available on mainline jets. However, with some facing transition to new types and others seemingly flagging, then values are…

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May 1, 2017
AVI
Aircraft Asset Assessment The B767-300
Market Presence. The B767-300 has an extremely limited market presence. The absence of orders and deliveries within the last two decades has increased the expectation of difficult trading conditions. With only twelve operators, of which two possess than 50 percent of the fleet, future demand for used units in a…

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April 18, 2017
AVI
Parked Aircraft Continue to Below 8% of the Fleet
The number of aircraft in storage or parked has lost much of its relevance over the last ten years whereas at one time, it was a crucial component in determining values. According to Jet Information Services (ww.jetinventory.com) of the 27,800 commercial jet aircraft in service as of the end of…

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April 17, 2017
AVI
B767-300 Values Fall into Abyss
The values of the B767-300 have fallen into the abyss from which there is no return and even selling the limited life remaining on the engines will not yield much when parted out. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the order status. Only seven units were ordered…

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April 17, 2017
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Attributing Half Life “Value” to Ageing Aircraft Fails to Reflect Reality
The far greater use of half to full life monetary adjustments has increased served to obscure the reality that affects ageing aircraft – that in the last quarter of the life of an aircraft, the concept of half-life loses its relevance. Understandably appraisers, ever since Mort Beyer and Jordan Greene…

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April 17, 2017
AVI
Used Prices Continue to Fall
The business jet market is entering something of a new market environment in view of the extending age profile of the existing fleet and the need to contemplate upgrades in the coming years. This will mean that a significant number of aircraft are over 20 years of age. To date,…

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April 17, 2017
AVI
Business Jet Market Sees Modest Improvement But Past Still Haunts Future
The aircraft manufacturers delivered 661 in 2016, 654 business jets in 2015, 722 in 2014 versus 678 in 2013. To date though there has been no notable improvement in terms of new orders. The modest increase reflects the introduction of new models and Honda. With delivery rates still being nearly…

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April 17, 2017
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